Nevada Parental Notification Law Takes Effect Amid Dispute

Nevada's decades-old law requiring parental notification for minors seeking abortions has taken effect for the first time since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, after years of being blocked. State officials revived the law despite legal challenges from Planned Parenthood and other abortion rights advocates, who argued that the judicial bypass process is unclear and endangers vulnerable minors. Planned Parenthood contends that the law may have been implicitly repealed by recent constitutional amendments and laws, but a federal judge declined to pause enforcement. Following this, Planned Parenthood moved to dismiss its federal case, though legal challenges in state court may continue. Pro-life groups in Nevada have celebrated the law’s activation, emphasizing parental involvement in abortion decisions. The legal dispute highlights the ongoing national debate over abortion access and parental rights in the post-Roe era.