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Parental notification abortion law ‘unconstitutionally vague,’ Nevada’s top court says

Reviewjournal RSS Feed·Bryan Horwath and Akiya Dillon·3 days ago
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The Nevada Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a law requiring parents to be notified when minors seek an abortion, ruling that the measure is too vague to enforce. In a unanimous 22-page opinion released Thursday, the court said Planned Parenthood and the Nevada physician challenging the law in state court are likely to succeed on appeal. The justices ordered the Clark County District Court to block enforcement of the law while the case moves forward. The statute, first passed in 1985 but only enforced starting last year, requires an unmarried, unemancipated minor to notify a parent or guardian before an abortion. It also allows for a confidential judicial bypass in some cases. However, the court found the law does not clearly explain how doctors should comply or how the bypass process should work, including timelines and legal standards for judges. The justices called the law “unconstitutionally vague,” meaning it is not clear enough for ordinary people or officials to understand, and therefore uphold.…

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