The U.S. Supreme Court this morning handed down a 9-0 ruling in the vitally important case of Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood. In this case, Planned Parenthood challenged a New Hampshire law that required abortionists to give parents of minor girls at least 48 hours notice prior to doing an abortion.
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, in what will likely be her last opinion as a member of the Supreme Court, wrote for the unanimous court. "We hold that invalidating the statute entirely is not always necessary or justified..." In this instance, the Court stepped back from a radical ruling that would be truly horrifying.
Planned Parenthood demanded unrestricted access to minors. They wanted to shut out parents entirely from a daughter's decision that cannot help but have profound physical or psychological consequences. Remember this: Planned Parenthood is the most radically anti-parent organization in the world. Fortunately, our Supreme Court stepped back from the abyss.
This is an important victory. It comes on the eve of the vote to confirm Judge Samuel Alito as Justice O'Connor's replacement. Just as important, I must point out what the Court in this case did not do. O'Connor specifically said: "We do not revisit our abortion precedents today." That is the unfinished business of a future Supreme Court. But for today, we rejoice in this victory, and we thank God for it.
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