Constitutional Issues

48-hour delay.
             State, indeed, had a strong and legitimate interest in the welfare of young
             citizens whose immaturity and inexperience, inclined them to the unwise
             exercise of their rights. The State complemented that gap or imbalance by
             requiring them to first notify and consult with a parent in securing an
             abortion. Parents also had that interest in controlling their child's
             education and upbringing through personal, financial or custodial
             responsibility. And they also had the private interest in the same
             upbringing and education, which was "constitutionally protected against
             undue state interference." It maintained that government's regulation over
             family choices be carefully examined.
             It also ruled that the 48-hour delay ensured that the minor's
             decision was, indeed "intelligent" and "knowing" and it served the
             legitimate State interests over her. It also provided the parent with
             primary responsibility over her to consult with the other parent and/or
             make other necessary inquiries, such as the opinion of their family
             physician, the capability of the abortion doctor and the religious and
             moral implications of the decision and how it would affect her future. It
             maintained that the delay was only a minimal burden on the minor's rights
             and was tantamount to the same time of waiting for an appointment at an
             The Daisy Bates v the City of Little Rock (US Government Printing
             Case convicted and fined the custodians of the records of the local
             branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
             for violating the Identical Occupational License Tax Ordinances of the City
             by refusing to submit a list of its members. The Association claimed that
             this disclosure would constitute undue interference by the State into the
             members' freedom of association, which was protected by the due process
             On appeal, the Supreme Court reversed the City Court's convictio...

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