article_snippet: (CNN)The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging an Alabama law that will force those under 18 seeking an abortion to go through an adversarial process that's akin to a trial.
article_snippet: While a judicial bypass is a common feature of abortion laws in other states, an Alabama law that will force those under 18 seeking an abortion to go through an adversarial process that's akin to a trial may have gone too far.
article_snippet: It's not surprising that court procedures vary wildly, and that sooner or later, a state like Alabama would experiment with state abortion law.
article_snippet: The federal court that reviews these state statutes will be charged with determining whether Alabama's law violates established Supreme Court bypass requirements.
article_snippet: In Alabama, a judge at one of these hearings is required to waive the parental consent requirement if a judge at one of these hearings finds either: .
highlights_snippet: Alabama may go too far in the process used to decide if a teenager can have an abortion without parental consent .
  