ABSTRACT
The US Supreme Court in Hodgson v. Minnesota, determined that a Minnesota statute requiring a minor to notify both parents before having an abortion was constitutional because it provided a judicial process by which exceptions could be granted under limited circumstances. The Hodgson Court ruled that certain minors must have a way to avoid parental involvement: These ex-ceptions would include a minor who was mature enough to make the decision without parental consultation; a minor for whom the notification of her parents could be psychologically or physically dangerous; or a minor for whom the abortion definitely would be in her best interest. The Minnesota statute required the notification of both biological parents, and the Ohio law required notification of only one parent, but both states provided a version of the Bel- lotti II judicial bypass procedure.
