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White House Backs N.H. Parental Notification Abortion Law

HeadlineAug 09, 2005

The Bush administration has filed a legal brief in a major abortion case that will be argued before the Supreme Court this fall. In the filing, the Justice Department said New Hampshire’s parental notification law for minors seeking abortion does not violate the Constitution. Earlier this year a federal appeals court ruled the law was unconstitutional because it didn’t provide an exception to protect the minor’s health in the event of a medical emergency.

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