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This Concurrent Resolution proposes an amendment to the New Jersey State Constitution that would allow the state legislature to require that parents or legal guardians be notified before their unemancipated minor or incompetent child undergoes any medical or surgical procedure or treatment related to pregnancy. An "unemancipated minor" is a child who is not legally independent, typically because they are under the age of 18 and not married or otherwise freed from parental control. This proposed amendment, if approved by voters, would grant the legislature the authority to enact laws mandating such parental notification, even if other constitutional rights or interests might otherwise allow a minor to consent to such procedures without parental involvement. The resolution outlines the process for this proposed amendment to be presented to the voters for their approval at the next general election.