er the parent or a judge absolute veto power over a minors abortion decision, no matter how mature she was whether or not the abortion may be in her best interests. This case gave all minors the right to approach the court for authorization to have an abortion, without seeking the consent of their parents. These court proceeding must too be kept confidential and carried out quickly. In 1980 another case Harris v McRae, The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the Hyde Amendment, which banned the use of federal Medicaid funds for abortion except when the woman would be endangered by carrying the pregnancy to term. Although this lawsuit was unsuccessful it lead in recent years to many states overturning funding bans for abortions. This gave lower class American women the right to choose without concern dealing with moneys. This gave all American social classes in recent years the ability to exercise their right to abortion. In 1983 another case City of Akron v Akron Center for Reproductive health scored an important victory, when the Supreme Court struck down all of the challenged provisions of an Akron Ohio, ordinance restricting abortion .Under another ruling the court ruled the city could not require minors under the age of 15 to obtain parental or judicial consent for an abortion, require physicians to give women information designed to persuade them from having abortions, impose a 24 hour waiting period after the signing of the consent form, or require second trimester pregnancies be performed in a hospital. This case in being related to Bellotti v Baird gave the women the right to choice disregarding age social stutus and background. An important right in the freedom of choice for women. In a more recent case in 1997 Schenck v Pro-Choice Network of Western New York, abortion clinics got the right to hold a 15-foot buffer zone around people or vehichles leaving or entering the clinics. This gave the female the right to g...
