Bellotti v. Baird (1976)

Bellotti v. Baird

Argued March 23, 1976
Decided July 1, 1976
Full case name Bellotti, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al. v. Baird, et al.
Citations

428 U.S. 132 (more)

96 S. Ct. 2857; 49 L. Ed. 2d 844; 1976 U.S. LEXIS 81
Holding
Massachusetts law requiring parental consent was constitutional.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Case opinions
Majority Blackmun, joined by unanimous

Bellotti v. Baird, 428 U.S. 132 (1976), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld a Massachusetts law requiring parental consent to a minor's abortion, which provided that "if one or both of the [minor]'s parents refuse ... consent, consent may be obtained by order of a judge ... for good cause shown."[1] The decision was unanimous, and the opinion of the Court was written by Justice Blackmun. The law in question "permits a minor capable of giving informed consent to obtain a court order allowing abortion without parental consultation, and further permits even a minor incapable of giving informed consent to obtain an abortion order without parental consultation where it is shown that abortion would be in her best interests."[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Full text opinion from Justia.com

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