A 20-year-old woman sought to have an abortion, but was unable to have the procedure performed because a statute in the state prohibited abortions. The woman's father filed suit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of the law. The case will be dismissed because the father does NOT have __________________.

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Standing. In federal court, a plaintiff has standing when the plaintiff has some personal right or interest at stake in the case. Here, the father does not have a personal right or interest because the father is not pregnant, nor can he become pregnant.

A 20-Year-Old Woman Sought to Have an Abortion, but Was