Right to counsel

Minnesota , Legislation , Bypass of Parental Input into Abortion - Minor (Pre-Dobbs)

Minnesota has a requirement a minor notify her parents if she seeks to have an abortion, and the statute states that if the notice requirement is ever enjoined by a court, then a procedure is established whereby the minor can petition the court to bypass the parental notice requirement, and the minor has the right to appointed counsel upon request in such a proceeding. Minn. Stat. § 144.343, subd. 6.

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Note: Since the U.S. Supreme Court decision’s in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 142 S.Ct. 2228 (2022), the laws governing abortion are complicated and rapidly changing.  This major development may not be current since Dobbs.  For up-to-date information about the status of abortion by state, please see Center for Reproductive Rights, After Roe Fell: Abortion Laws by State.

Appointment of Counsel: Yes
Qualified: Yes
? If "yes", the established right to counsel or discretionary appointment of counsel is limited in some way, including any of: the only authority is a lower/intermediate court decision or a city council, not a high court or state legislature; there has been a subsequent case that has cast doubt; a statute is ambiguous; or the right or discretionary appointment is not for all types of individuals or proceedings within that category.