Spousal Notice

The U.S. Supreme Court held that Pennsylvania's husband notification requirement for abortion is unconstitutional. Planned Parenthood of S.E. Pa. v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992). This law provides that a married woman may not obtain an abortion until she has notified her husband unless: he is not the "father" of the fetus; the husband, "after diligent effort, could not be located"; the pregnancy is the result of reported spousal sexual assault; or she has reason to believe that notification would result in the infliction of bodily injury upon her. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 3209 (Enacted 1989).