▁England ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁found ▁the ▁Par ental ▁Notification ▁Prior ▁to ▁Ab ort ion ▁Act , ▁a ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁law ▁requiring ▁parent al ▁notification ▁of ▁a ▁minor ' s ▁abort ion , ▁un const itution al , ▁and ▁enjo ined ▁its ▁enfor cement . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Peter ▁He ed ▁appe aled ▁the ▁r uling ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁First ▁Circ uit , ▁which ▁aff ir med ▁the ▁district ▁court ' s ▁r uling . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Ay otte ▁appe aled ▁the ▁First ▁Circ uit ' s ▁r uling ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁over ▁the ▁ob jection ▁of ▁incoming ▁Democratic ▁Governor ▁John ▁Lyn ch . ▁Ay otte ▁personally ▁argued ▁the ▁case ▁before ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁ ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁un anim ously ▁vac ated ▁the ▁district ▁court ' s ▁r uling ▁and ▁rem and ed ▁the ▁case ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁district ▁court , ▁holding ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁impro per ▁for ▁the ▁district ▁court ▁to ▁invalid ate ▁the ▁stat ute ▁completely ▁instead ▁of ▁just ▁sever ing ▁the ▁problem atic ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁stat ute ▁or ▁enjo ining ▁the ▁stat ute ' s ▁un const itution al ▁applications . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁law ▁was ▁repe aled ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁legisl ature , ▁mo oting ▁the