Parental consent, not just notification, should be required
Parental consent should be required for underage pregnant women to have abortions—in all but a highly-limited range of exceptional circustances (such as when a child is estranged from parents due to sexual abuse).
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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
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Parents may have to take responsibility »Parents may have to take responsibility
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Consent essential below certain age-threshold »Consent essential below certain age-threshold
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Further encourages responsible behaviour »Further encourages responsible behaviour
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May reduce the abortion rate »May reduce the abortion rate
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Parental consent required for many things »Parental consent required for many things
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Parents best placed to help child choose »Parents best placed to help child choose
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Parental consent not required to have a baby »Parental consent not required to have a baby
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Compelled to continue pregnancy against wishes »Compelled to continue pregnancy against wishes
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Obtaining parental consent introduces delay »Obtaining parental consent introduces delay
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The irresponsible cannot decide to have abortions »The irresponsible cannot decide to have abortions
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