The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge from Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen seeking to reinstate a 2013 law requiring minors to obtain parental consent before having an abortion. The Montana Supreme Court had ruled last year that the law violated the state constitution’s privacy protections.
Knudsen argued that the ruling infringed on parents’ Fourteenth Amendment rights to direct their children’s care. However, the Supreme Court rejected the case, citing procedural issues—not the core constitutional question. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas agreed but clarified that their decision was based on technical grounds, not a rejection of the parental rights argument.
Montana’s high court had found the law unconstitutional, affirming minors’ rights to privacy, dignity, and autonomy under the state constitution. Planned Parenthood of Montana, which brought the original lawsuit, praised the outcome.
Knudsen’s office expressed disappointment, signaling the fight is not over. “Attorney General Knudsen will not waver in his support of parents’ rights,” a spokesperson said.
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