The Supreme Court on Thursday declined a petition from Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen seeking a revival of a state law that would require parental approval for minors seeking to obtain an abortion.

Under Montana’s 2013 law, a doctor was prohibited from providing an abortion to a patient under 18 without notarized consent from the parent. In 2024, the Montana Supreme Court ruled that law violated the state’s constitutional right to privacy, holding that “a minor’s right to control her reproductive decisions is among the most fundamental of the rights she possesses.”

Knudsen urged the high court to intervene, arguing that the state’s ruling incorrectly placed state-level rights of minors over federal constitutional protection afforded to parents.

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