The US Supreme Court turned away a new effort to restrict abortion, declining to hear arguments that parents have a constitutional right to prevent their underage child from ending a pregnancy.The justices said Thursday they won’t revive a Montana law that required doctors to get written consent from a parent or guardian before performing an abortion on a patient under 18.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Thursday to hear a bid by Montana to revive a law that requires parental consent for minors to obtain an abortion, a measure challenged by reproductive health and abortion provider Planned Parenthood as a violation of the Republican-led state's constitution.

The Supreme Court declined Thursday to review a Montana law that requires people under 18 to seek parental consent before obtaining an abortion, leaving in place a state court ruling that struck the law down.