Sec. 18.16.020. - Consent required before minor's abortion. - Alaska Statutes

Sec. 18.16.020. Consent required before minor's abortion.

A person may not knowingly perform or induce an abortion upon a minor who is known to the person to be pregnant, unmarried, under 17 years of age, and unemancipated unless, before the abortion, at least one of the following applies:

(1) one of the minor's parents or the minor's guardian or custodian has consented in writing to the performance or inducement of the abortion;

(2) a court issues an order under AS 18.16.030 authorizing the minor to consent to the abortion without consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian, and the minor consents to the abortion; or

(3) a court, by its inaction under AS 18.16.030 , constructively has authorized the minor to consent to the abortion without consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian, and the minor consents to the abortion.