Two months ago, Texas family lawyers and judges began making calls on a controversial area of law -- the judicial bypass provision of the state's new parental abortion notification statute. Under the law, physicians performing an abortion on a minor are required to notify parents, unless the girl can win a judge's approval not to inform them. The law requires quick action by judges, and a level of secrecy unrivaled in Texas' judicial system.
March 13, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Two months ago, Texas family lawyers and judges began making calls on a controversial area of law that few of them want to deal with — the judicial bypass provision of the new parental abortion notification statute.
Under the law, which took effect Jan. 1, physicians performing an abortion on a minor are required to notify parents of the procedure, unless the girl can win approval not to inform her parents from a judge.
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