CONCORD, N.H.—The Senate is voting this week whether New Hampshire should reinstate a requirement that girls first tell their parents or a judge before getting an abortion.
The Republican-controlled House voted last month to reinstate an unenforced law that was stripped from the books under Democrats that requires 48 hours' notice before the girls can get an abortion. The bill says abortions can be performed without notice to avert the mother's death or if a delay will create serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function. The girls also can seek a judge's permission to get the abortion without telling their parents.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is not recommending any changes. The Senate is scheduled to vote on it Wednesday.
