The Texas Supreme Court on April 29 waived the requirement that a pregnant minor’s parents be told before she has an abortion because the trial court didn’t issue written findings on her allegations that notification could cause her to be abused. The decision in In Re Jane Doe 10 marked only the second time since the parental notification law took effect in 2000 that the high court has reversed a lower court’s denial of a judicial bypass. The identity of the girl who requested the bypass and the trial and appeals courts that denied her request are kept confidential by law.
“Because the trial court failed to issue findings of fact or conclusions of law on the question of whether notification may lead to physical, sexual or emotional abuse of the minor, we must deem a finding in Doe’s favor if there is some evidence in the record that notification may lead to any of these types of abuses,” Justice Xavier Rodriguez wrote for the majority. Seven justices joined Rodriguez in the opinion.
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