The parental consent law passed in 2013, but was blocked in court and never took effect before being invalidated last year.

This move was an astonishing corrective to a term drowning in calculated political maneuvering over legitimate judging.

The Supreme Court declined to hear a case concerning parental consent for minor abortions in Montana, with Justice Samuel ...

In a 4-3 decision, justices ruled that newer legislation supersedes the Civil War-era ban that made abortion a felony, while Republican leaders criticize the court for overstepping.