May reduce the abortion rate
In Minnesota, the number of legal teenage abortions fell by 25% when parental consent was introduced. In Virginia it fell by 20%. These reductions are positive, not least because abortion is physically and pyschologically traumatic for mothers.
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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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May reduce the abortion rate
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Data distorted by shift to non-legal abortions »Data distorted by shift to non-legal abortions
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Teenage motherhood might not be preferable »Teenage motherhood might not be preferable
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