Spousal Notice

A court held that Kentucky's husband notification requirement for abortion is unconstitutional.  Eubanks v. Brown, 604 F. Supp. 141 (W.D. Ky. 1984).

This law provides that a married woman may not obtain an abortion until after her husband is notified.  If it is not reasonably possible to notify the husband before the procedure, he must be notified within 30 days after the abortion.  Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 311.735 (Enacted 1982).

The U.S. Supreme Court held that requiring a woman to notify her husband prior to an abortion is unconstitutional.  Planned Parenthood of S.E. Pa. v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992).