The state of Montana wants the Supreme Court to decide if it can require parental consent for a minor to get an abortion.

In a filing on Friday, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen asked the justices to review the state’s Parental Consent for Abortion Act, which requires a physician to obtain a notarized parental or guardian consent before performing an abortion on a minor.

The law also supplies a judicial bypass procedure where the minor can go to court to get consent to bypass parental notice.

The law, though, was challenged by Planned Parenthood of Montana after it originally passed in 2013.

The state’s highest court ruled the minors’ right to privacy supersedes parental rights over the upbringing of a child.

“SCOTUS should hear the case and reverse the radical Montana Supreme Court’s bad decision allowing minors to receive abortions without parental consent. A child’s right to privacy does not supersede a parent’s fundamental right to direct the care and upbringing of their child,” said Mr. Knudsen, a Republican. “Until we get clarity from the Supreme Court, the health and safety of young Montanans seeking abortions is at risk.”

According to his legal filing, most states have laws allowing a doctor to notify or get consent from at least one parent when a minor is seeking an abortion.

• Alex Swoyer can be reached at aswoyer@washingtontimes.com.