Federal judge declares N.H. abortion law unconstitutional
STEPHEN FROTHINGHAM, Associated Press Writer Monday, December 29, 2003
(12-29) 12:06 PST CONCORD, N.H. (AP) --
A federal judge Monday declared unconstitutional a state law that would have required parental notice before a minor could get an abortion.
The ruling came two days before the law was to take effect.
U.S. District Judge Joseph DiClerico said the measure does not adequately address cases in which a girl might need an immediate abortion to protect her health.
"We won," said Martin Honigberg, a lawyer for Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, which along with other opponents had sued to block the law.
Republican Gov. Craig Benson and other supporters of the measure said they would either appeal or rewrite it. "I believe it is the responsibility of parents, not the government, to raise their children," Benson said.
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