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The Rare and Unconstitutional Husband Notice - |
The U.S. Supreme Court held that Pennsylvania’s husband notification requirement for abortion is unconstitutional. Planned Parenthood of S.E. Pa. v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992). This law provides that a married woman may not obtain an abortion until she has notified her husband unless: he is not the “father” of the fetus; the husband, “after diligent effort, could not be located”; the pregnancy is the result of reported spousal sexual assault; or she has reason to believe that notification would result in the infliction of bodily injury upon her. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 3209 (Enacted 1989).
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