The proposed resolution seeks to amend the New Jersey Constitution by adding a new paragraph that would require parental or legal guardian notification before an unemancipated minor or incompetent child undergoes any medical or surgical procedure or treatment related to pregnancy. This amendment aims to provide the Legislature with the authority to enforce such notification, regardless of existing rights or interests outlined in the State Constitution.

The impetus for this amendment stems from a previous legal challenge to the "Parental Notification for Abortion Act," which was deemed unconstitutional by the New Jersey Supreme Court. The court's ruling was based on the broader privacy rights enshrined in the New Jersey Constitution, which it interpreted as protecting a woman's right to make fundamental choices regarding her pregnancy. By proposing this constitutional amendment, the resolution seeks to overturn that decision and establish a legal framework for parental notification in these circumstances, thereby allowing the Legislature to enact related laws.