Sponsor Statement for HB 37
Parental Consent for Minor's Abortion

HB 37 will enable Alaska's existing parental consent law to be enforced. Current Alaska law requires the consent of one parent before a teenage girl under the age of 18 can obtain an abortion. This law has not been enforced since it does not provide a judicial bypass whereby a minor can obtain permission from a judge to get an abortion. HB 37 adds a judicial bypass to the existing law, thereby making it enforceable.