(LifeSiteNews) — The Nevada Supreme Court struck down a 40-year-old law that required parental notification of abortions performed on minors, handing a legal victory to Planned Parenthood.
Nevada Right to Life quickly turned to social media, saying that the state Supreme Court had turned their back on Nevada’s children.
“On May 28, the Nevada Supreme Court betrayed Nevada’s children,” the group wrote in a Facebook post. “It struck down Senate Bill 510, a law that asked one simple, humane thing: before a doctor performs an abortion on a girl under 18, her parents deserve to know. Not to give permission. Not to give consent. Simply and solely to know.”
The 1985 law was originally deemed unenforceable by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals due to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe v. Wade. After that case’s reversal in 2022, a legal battle ensued as to how its implementation would play out. In April 2025, a Nevada judge finally cleared the way for its implementation while noting that Planned Parenthood Mar Monte could progress with litigation against parts of the law.
READ: ‘Climate change’ is the abortion lobby’s newest excuse to promote baby murder
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte celebrated the high court’s ruling in a statement, describing it as a major victory over what it called a “harmful and cruel” law.
“It is harmful and cruel to force a pregnant young person to navigate laws and systems that deprive them of their own decision-making power,” said Andrew Adams, chief of staff for Planned Parenthood Mar Monte. “Everyone should be able to access the abortion they want or need with the support of those they trust.”
Nevada Right to Life urged citizens to express their opposition of the ruling to state Attorney General Aaron Ford, whom the organization accused of providing an “inadequate” defense of the law.
“(Aaron Ford) is now running for governor, endorsed by Planned Parenthood — the same organization that went to court to destroy this law,” the pro-life group said. “CALL AG Aaron Ford’s office today and tell him to STAND WITH PARENTS, NOT PREDATORS! Nevada’s children are counting on us!”