Updated February 01, 2024
A parental consent form for a minor’s abortion is required in select States as a means for an unemancipated minor to receive a legal abortion. The form is to be completed, depending on the State, by one (1) or both of the parents/guardians and to be submitted to the physician prior to any medical procedure.
States That Require Parental Consent
*Requires Parent/Guardian Notarization
**Requires Both Parents
- Alabama – Section 26-21-1
- *Arizona – § 36-2152
- *Arkansas – § 20-16-803
- Idaho – § 18-609A
- Indiana – IC 16-34-2-4
- ***Kansas – § 65-6705
- Kentucky – § 311.732
- *Louisiana – § 1061.14
- Massachusetts – Section 12R
- Michigan – Section 722.90
- **Mississippi – Section 41-41-53
- Missouri – Section 188.028.1
- *Nebraska – § 71-6902
- North Carolina – § 90-21.7
- North Dakota – § 14-02.1-03
- Ohio – § 2919.12
- Pennsylvania – § 3206
- Rhode Island – § 23-4.7-6
- South Carolina – § 44-41-31
- Tennessee – § 37-10-303
- Wisconsin – § 48.375