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Doctors can seek a court order to skip this step. The state says this process is safe. Doctors say it creates dangerous delays and legal risks."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 41-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 41-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 19-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 19-37"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on November 30, 2005."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 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It balances parental rights against medical urgency. It sets standards for state laws involving minors and healthcare."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 41-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 41-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 19-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 19-37"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 45-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 45-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 5-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 5-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 9-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 9-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 1-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 1-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 17-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 17-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 33-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 33-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 3-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 3-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 45-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 45-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 33-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 33-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 19-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 19-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 3-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 3-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 41-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 41-17"}]}],"slug":"2005-04-1144-ayotte-v-planned-parenthood-of-northern-new-eng","term":"2005","title":"Does New Hampshire's parental notification law violate constitutional rights?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 41-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 41-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 19-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-1144.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 19-37"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}