Supreme Court agrees to hear abortion case- Re: Notification of parents

[demo dutch]

Sorry if this was posted already

Supreme Court agrees to hear abortion case
At issue: Must parents be notified before minor ends pregnancy?
The Associated Press
Updated: 12:47 p.m. ET May 23, 2005

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court, re-entering the abortion debate amid burgeoning speculation about Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist’s retirement, agreed Monday to hear an appeal of a decision striking down a state parental notification law.

Justices will review a lower court ruling that struck down such a law in New Hampshire. The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the 2003 law was unconstitutional because it didn’t provide an exception to protect the minor’s health in the event of a medical emergency.

The decision to review the emotional case, which also comes at a time of bitterly partisan fighting in the Senate over President Bush’s nominees for federal judgeships, will be heard in the next term beginning in October. Liberal groups have vowed to fight any Rehnquist replacement who opposes the high court’s landmark 1973 decision legalizing abortion.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7952555/

[Guckert]

1. Is this the "liberal" court that killed Schiavo, or the Con court that

gave DUMBya the Presidency and stands for life and freedom (:puke:)??? I cant wait for the right to declare which court it is this time..

[napi21]

2. It's actually a good thing that they're hearing this case in the next

session. Even if Shrub gets a chance to replace Rhenquist, the court will remain with it's current division.

Far better than waiting until Shrub has a possible chance to replace 2 or 3 more judges!

I suspect there will be an agreement with the lower court on this one. It's not part of the controversial issue of banning.

The other thing I would like to know is if there is an exception for a minor who has been raped by her father? How could she possibly obtain parental concent under those circumstances?