Planned Parenthood still warring against 'common sense' Nevada parental notification

After a Nevada judge blocked a request from Planned Parenthood to prevent a parental notification law from taking effect, the abortion chain is appealing.

Key Takeaways:

In September, District Judge Erika Mendoza denied a request from Planned Parenthood to issue a preliminary injunction against the state's parental notification law, enacted 40 years ago and placed on hold due to Roe v. Wade.
Planned Parenthood is now appealing Mendoza's decision.
Pro-life groups are calling out Planned Parenthood for attempting to "cut parents out" of their children's lives and medical decisions, which they say only lends aid to child abusers and traffickers.

The Details:

Planned Parenthood spokesperson Lauren Babb released a statement slamming Judge Mendoza's order, arguing that minors should be allowed to undergo abortions without their parents knowing about it.

“Planned Parenthood Mar Monte filed an appeal October 2 to protect the rights of young people to access confidential sexual and reproductive health care,” Babb said. “It is insulting that this law questions the capability of a young person’s maturity and intelligence to make decisions about their own body, life. We remain deeply committed to fighting for the reproductive rights of all Nevadans.”

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Under the law, a minor could still avoid parental notification with a court order (known as "judicial bypass"), making Babb's argument unfounded.

Babb also failed to address the fact that Mendoza ruled Planned Parenthood was not likely to win its lawsuit.

The Backstory:

In 1985, Nevada passed its parental notification law, requiring that a parent or guardian be notified before their child undergoes an abortion, though the law does not require the parent to give consent. It never took effect due to Roe v. Wade, which was overturned in 2022.

After the fall of Roe, Nevada began putting dormant laws like this one into effect, which led to lawsuits from the abortion industry. The parental notification law was temporarily blocked, but a federal court lifted the injunction shortly afterward, allowing the law to take effect. But Planned Parenthood Mar Monte had already filed another lawsuit trying to block the law.

Why It Matters:

“Planned Parenthood has tried every legal trick to cut parents out of their children’s lives and they keep losing,” said Krystal Minera-Alvis, Communications Director for Nevada Right to Life. “Parents must be involved in ALL medical decisions, including those as life altering and emotionally taxing as abortion. This ruling is common sense and it is a victory for Nevada families.”

While Minera-Alvis is correct, blocking such laws are dangerous for an even more dire reason: they allow abusers to destroy any evidence of their crimes without a parent or guardian ever knowing about it. It's especially concerning, yet unsurprising, to see Planned Parenthood fighting against these laws, given the fact that Planned Parenthood and its allies have so much access to minors through school sex education programs.

The abortion industry, and Planned Parenthood in particular, has repeatedly been found to aid sex traffickers or sex abusers in forcing abortions upon their victims so they can continue committing their horrific crimes without being caught.

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The Bottom Line:

Parents have the right to know about medical decisions being made for their children, and parental notification laws can help ensure that these children are kept safe from abusers and traffickers.

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