Bellotti v. Baird (1979)

Bellotti v. Baird
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued February 27, 1979 Decided July 2, 1979
Full case name	Bellotti, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al. v. Baird, et al.
Citations	443 U.S. 622 (more) 99 S. Ct. 3035; 61 L. Ed. 2d 797; 1979 U.S. LEXIS 17
Prior history	450 F.Supp. 997, affirmed.
Holding
States may require parental notification before a minor may obtain an abortion, but must provide an alternative procedure to parental approval.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan, Jr. · Potter Stewart Byron White · Thurgood Marshall Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell, Jr. William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
Majority	Powell, joined by Burger, Stewart, Rehnquist
Concurrence	Rehnquist
Concurrence	Stevens (in judgment only), joined by Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun
Dissent	White
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV

Bellotti v. Baird, 443 U.S. 622 (1979) is a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that teenagers do not have to secure parental consent to obtain an abortion.

In Bellotti vs. Baird, the court, 8-1, elaborates on its parental consent decision of 1976. It implies that states may be able to require a pregnant, unmarried minor to obtain parental consent to an abortion so long as the state law provides an alternative procedure to parental approval, such as letting the minor seek a state judge's approval instead.

See also

• Bellotti v. Baird (1976)
• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 443

External links

• Text of Bellotti v. Baird, 443 U.S. 622 (1979) is available from: Justia · Findlaw