Montana court rules minors don't need parental permission for abortions

HELENA, Montana: Agreeing with a Montana lower court ruling that found the parental consent law violates the privacy clause in the state constitution, the state's Supreme Court ruled this week that minors don't need their parents' permission to get an abortion.

The ruling is an initiative for voters wanting to protect the right to a pre-viability abortion in the state constitution expected to be on the Montana b