Chicago, Ill., Aug 28, 2019 / 16:30 pm
A federal appeals court today upheld an injunction that blocks an Indiana law designed to require parental notification for minors seeking abortion.
Indiana law requires any Indiana minor seeking an abortion to provide the courts with written consent from a parent. The state allows a minor to petition a court for approval to have an abortion without parental consent, but a 2017 law also allows judges to notify parents that their daughters are seeking to have an abortion without consent.
In 2017, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that prevents judges from notifying parents when minors seek abortions. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that injunction Aug. 28 by a vote of 2-1.
According to the Associated Press, the court said the notification provision would place an "undue burden" on teens seeking an abortion.