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INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill today released a statement in response to Wednesday’s order granting Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc.’s motion for preliminary injunction involving the judicial bypass procedures enacted in Senate Enrolled Act 404. “The challenge of this law is nothing more than an attempt to give courts rather than parents the legal guardianship of children. When an unemancipated minor undergoes even the most basic medical procedures, the involvement of a parent or legal guardian is typically required. However, for the time being, Wednesday’s injunction essentially encourages a minor to go it alone through the emotionally and physically overwhelming procedure of aborting a human being. We will always support the authority of parents to know what is going on with their children and continue to defend Hoosier parents,†Hill said. “This law already enables judges to determine that some minors could have extenuating circumstances in their relationships with their parents that make notification unwise or unsafe. In these instances, judges have full authority to waive the notification of parents. By requiring minors to notify their parents, Senate Enrolled Act 404 increases the likelihood that minors will go through this process with the support and guidance needed.†|
