Legal Opinion
Planned Parenthood of Idaho, Inc. v. Wasden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 16, 2004No. Nos. 02-35700, 02-35714PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
These appeals concern Idaho’s law governing minors’ access to abortion services. We conclude that the statute’s definition of “medical emergency” is unconstitutionally narrow, and that, without an adequate medical exception, the parental consent statute is invalid.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Statutes
The statutes at issue are 2000 Idaho Session Laws 7, Senate Bill No. 1299, and 2001 Idaho Session Laws 277, House Bill No. 340 (together, the “parental consent statute”), which together replaced, amended, or added sections 9-340G, 18-602, 18-604, 18-605, 18-608A, 18-609, 18-609A,…
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