Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey; Planned Parenthood Association of the Mercer Area; American Academy of…

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court held that the Parental Notification for Abortion Act unconstitutionally burdens a minor’s fundamental right to choose an abortion and fails the state’s equal‑protection analysis, and therefore reversed the Chancery Division’s judgment upholding the statute. The Court applied its Right‑to‑Choose balancing test, finding the State’s interests insufficiently related to the imposed classification. Two dissenting opinions argued that the statute is constitutional and that the majority overstates the burden.