Ballard v. Anderson
California Supreme Court
Alan F. Charles, Paul McKaskle and Terry J. Hatter for Petitioners.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
This is an original petition for a writ of mandate to compel the Therapeutic Abortion Committee of Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center to consider on its merits petitioner Carlos’ application for a therapeutic abortion without the consent of her parents. We construe for the first time Civil Code section 34.51 to determine whether it emancipates minors for the purpose of obtaining therapeutic abortions without parental consent.
The facts are not in dispute. Petitioner Charles Ballard is a licensed physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. Petitioner Ana Maria Carlos,…
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