Age-threshold may encourage child to delay
An unintended consequence of any particular age-threshold is that it may encourage children just younger than the threshold to delay telling anyone and/or delay having an abortion until they cross the threshold—increasing the risk to their health.
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Abortion »Abortion
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Parental consent for underage pregnancy? »Parental consent for underage pregnancy?
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Parental consent, not just notification, should be required »Parental consent, not just notification, should be required
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Consent essential below certain age-threshold »Consent essential below certain age-threshold
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Age-threshold may encourage child to delay
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Why would an age threshold encourage delay? »Why would an age threshold encourage delay?
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Why would delaying an abortion increase the health risk? »Why would delaying an abortion increase the health risk?
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I don't see why »I don't see why
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