ROTHENBERGER v. DOE


149 N.J. Super. 478 (1977)

374 A.2d 57

JOHN ROTHENBERGER, JR., INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM OF AN UNBORN INFANT, PLAINTIFF, v. JANE DOE, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division.

Decided April 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Richard P. Maggi argued the cause for plaintiff (Messrs. Goldstein and Toto, attorneys).

No one appeared for the defendant.


LESTER, J.S.C.

The question presented in this case is whether a natural father's consent is required for the decision of a mother to abort a fetus during the first trimester of pregnancy. No appearance having been entered by defendant, the following are factual allegations of plaintiff.

Plaintiff and defendant had intercourse in and about the month of March 1977, resulting in a pregnancy on the part of defendant. That pregnancy continues as of the date of...

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