Legal Opinion
State v. Koome
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 7, 1975No. 42645PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
— Appellant, Dr. A. Frans Koome, was charged with performing an abortion on an unmarried minor woman without first obtaining the consent of her parents as required in RCW 9.02.070 (a). His sole defense at trial was that the statute, insofar as it gives parents or guardians the unlimited power to overrule their daughter’s decision to have a legal abortion, is unconstitutional. The trial court rejected that claim. We reverse.
In July 1972, a young woman, 16 years old, unmarried, pregnant, and for some 18 months a ward of the King County Juvenile Court, petitioned that court for an order allowing…
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3Cited by55 opinions
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