“During the next four years, two New Jersey Supreme Court justices will reach the mandatory retirement age, and two others will be up for reappointment.”

In addition to the lamentable NJ Supreme Court decisions highlighted in Steinberg’s article (Abbott, Mount Laurel, Lautenberg-Torricelli), let’s remember that in 2000, the Court struck down a law requiring parental notification for minors undergoing abortions. Hence, a 13 year-old can now have an abortion in NJ without her parents’ consent or knowledge, but it is against NJ law for anyone under 18 years of age to get a tattoo or body piercing without written consent from their parent or legal guardian.