The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to take up a dispute over a Montana law that would have required notarized parental consent for a minor to receive an abortion. State lawmakers have argued that parents have a constitutional right to make decisions concerning the care, custody and control of their children.

Montana's attorney general argues the federal constitution gives parents the right to make medical decisions for their children.

After handing the issue of abortion back to the states, two conservative justices suggest jumping back into the fight.