Planned Parenthood is battling in Nevada courts to kill babies in abortions on teenagers without parental knowledge. The abortion company is appealing a recent ruling that upholds a state law requiring abortionists to notify parents before abortions on their children.
Its legal maneuvers represent a desperate effort to maintain secrecy around the taking of unborn lives, undermining parental rights and leaving vulnerable young girls to face life-altering decisions alone.
The appeal, filed October 2 in the Nevada Supreme Court, challenges a September 26 decision by Las Vegas District Judge Erika Mendoza, who denied Planned Parenthood’s request for a preliminary injunction against the parental notification law.
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Mendoza ruled that the abortion business had not shown a likelihood of success on the merits or that an injunction was needed to prevent irreparable harm.
Planned Parenthood sought expedited review, arguing the law insults minors’ maturity.
The 1985 law, took effect in July after Planned Parenthood dropped a long-standing federal lawsuit challenging it, allowing enforcement to protect families from covert abortions. That comes after the Supreme Court ruled states have the authority to pass pro-life laws protecting women and babies.
Pro-life advocates hailed this as a victory ensuring parents have a voice in life-and-death decisions for their children.
However, Planned Parenthood’s state-level appeal seeks to reinstate barriers, potentially enabling secret procedures that bypass family involvement and safeguards for teens.
The law permits minors to seek a court order to waive notification, with cases handled by Family Court judges, providing a judicial bypass while emphasizing transparency. But such court orders become a rubber stamp process in other states and the law is virtually nullified.
Nevada Right to Life Executive Director Melissa Clement celebrated the federal lawsuit’s dismissal, stating, “This is a landmark moment for parents and children across Nevada. We refused to give up. We carried this fight alone for decades, and now parents will have a voice in decisions affecting their children’s lives.”
Pro-life observers argue that Planned Parenthood’s push for confidentiality endangers teens, isolating them from parental guidance during crises involving the sanctity of unborn life and potentially leading to coerced or uninformed abortions.
The Nevada Supreme Court’s ruling could determine whether families regain this essential protection or if secret abortions on minors persist under the guise of “rights.”
