Alaska House Approves Parental Consent Abortion Bill to Respond to State Court
The Alaska House has approved a parental consent bill that would allow parents to object to their teenage daughter having an abortion. The measure would revise the parental consent bill the legislature approved in 1997 that the Alaska Supreme Court eventually declared unconstitutional on a 3-2 vote.
The House passed House Bill 364 on a 23-15 vote Saturday with no debate and the measure will go to the Senate for a debate and vote but possibly only have House reconsideration.