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Judge dismisses lawsuit over outdated abortion law

Thursday, November 15, 2007; IDST

The case arose after the Idaho Legislature approved a law requiring that minors seeking abortions - short of a medical emergency - either first obtain parental consent or prove to a judge that they are mature enough to make the decision without their parents' knowledge. The law included two provisions that Winmill later said were likely to be found unconstitutional. The first provision required that the court appoint a guardian ad litem to investigate the minor's situation. The guardian was then required to report to law enforcement any suspicion of criminal activity, and under Idaho law, sex outside of marriage is a criminal act, though rarely prosecuted. - Full Story