In the Interest of Jane DOE, a Minor.
Appeal of Jane Doe.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Submitted November 1, 2010.
Decided December 22, 2011.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Frederick N. Frank , Frank, Gale, Bails, Murcko & Gubinsky, P.C., Pittsburgh, for PG Publishing Co., Morning Call, Inc., Philadelphia Media Network, Inc., PA Newspaper Assoc., Participant.
Witold J. Walczak , American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, for Petitioner Amicus Curiae, ACLU of Pennsylvania.
Richard E. Connell , Ball, Murren & Connell, Harrisburg, for Respondent Amicus Curiae, Pennsylvania Catholic Conference.
Randall Luke Wenger , Boyle Neblett & Wenger, Camp Hill, for Respondents Amicus Curiae, Independence Law Center and PA Pro-Life Federation & PA Family Institute.
Under prevailing decisions of the United States Supreme Court, the federal Constitution has protected a woman's right to choose to have an abortion before viability and to obtain the abortion without undue governmental interference. Roe v. Wade,410 U.S. 113, 93 S.Ct. 705, 35 L.Ed.2d 147 (1973). The High Court has ruled that a state may require a minor seeking an abortion to obtain the consent...
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