Bellotti v. Baird (1976)
| Bellotti v. Baird | |
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| Subsequent | On remand, Baird v. Bellotti, 428 F. Supp. 854 (D. Mass. 1977); 450 F. Supp. 997 (D. Mass. 1978); probable jurisdiction noted, 439 U.S. 925 (1978); affirmed, Bellotti v. Baird, 443 U.S. 622 (1979). |
| Holding | |
| Massachusetts law requiring parental consent was constitutional. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| 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, under the provision 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 Harry 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]
The case was initially titled as Baird v. Quinn (Baird et al. v. Quinn et al.) since that proceedings commenced,
See also
References
- ^ a b Full text opinion from Justia.com
- ^ 393 F. Supp. 847 (D. Mass. 1975), 1975, p. 850, n. 2, retrieved July 20, 2017
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