Topic - Michelle Chapman

Michelle Chapman, the clerk of the circuit court in Randolph County, had said she would still notify the girl's parents.

Supreme Court vacates ruling on parental notice for Missouri teen who sought an abortion →

Ms. Chapman, represented by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, said she was told by her supervising judge, Judge James M. Cooksey, that parents must be given notice under the state law for a judicial bypass hearing to weigh the best interests of the minor.

Supreme Court asked to review minors' abortion requirements in wake of Dobbs ruling →