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1 Mary Ziegler, Dispute over Abortion for Florida Teen Could Have Far-Reaching Consequences: A Showdown over Parental Rights, Abortion Access, Fertility Care, and More Could Follow a Recent State Court Decision 1 (2025)

handle is hein.brennan/dsptovanffa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Dispute overAbortion for Florida Teen Could Have Far-Reaching Consequences I State Court Report 1STATECOURTREPORTU JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION I Dispute over Abortion for Florida Teen Could Have Far-Reaching Consequences A showdown over parental rights, abortion access, fertility care, and more could follow a recent state court decision. By Mary Ziegler Published: May 27, 2025 Florida An intermediate appellate court in Florida teed up a major constitutional clash that could reshape abortion access and state law on parental and fetal rights. The case, Doe v. Uthmeier, began as a run-of-the-mill judicial bypass case - when a minor petitions a court for approval to do something that would usually require parental consent. In the 1970s, in the aftermath of Roe v. Wade's holding that the federal Constitution protected a right to abortion, states began passing laws requiring minors to notify or get consent from their parents before seeking an abortion. In 1979, https://statecourtreport.org/our-workanalysis-opinion/dispute-over-aboion-florida-teen-could-have-far-reaching-consequences 1/8 5/30/25, 11:26 AM I