Mandatory Notifications Laws Options

[*AngelicEyz00*]

Okay, I hope there's not another topic on this.

I've been online recently reading up on California's Proposition 73. You can read about it by going to the following link:

http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/bp_nov05/vo...df/entire73.pdf
[you need adobe acrobat reader to view that]

Anyway, Californians will be voting in November, and this is one of the props we'll either pass or not pass. Now that I'm 18, I can vote No on Prop 73 haha. Anyway...

Currently, in the state of California, minors receive abortion services to the same extent as adults. They can get an abortion without having to worry about their parents finding out, because it is kept confidential from them.

If this proposition is passed, however, minors will be prohibited from receiving an abortion until a physician notifies their parent/guardian 48 hours prior to the procedure. The only way this notice can be waived is if it's a medical emergency or if the minor goes to court.

There's a lot more to this that you can read about in that link.

Realistically speaking, in my opinion, this is only going to make things worse. If I were a minor, and I was seeking to get an abortion, I'd be pretty scared that my parents would have to be notified. So, to avoid this, I'd go find someone who would perform the abortion legally... you know, a "back alley" abortion. That brings me to this:

http://ppfa.org/pp2/portal/files/portal/we...-becky-bell.xml
It's a short article about a girl who dies from an illegal abortion, which she sought because of the enforced notification laws in her state.

Okay, anyway. I lost my train of thought, but I'm willing to debate on this issue, so let's go.

And this isn't really a debate on abortion, it's a debate on whether or not this notification law should or should not be enforced in the state of CA... or anywhere else, for that matter.

P.S. Please READ this before you reply to this topic :
http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/bp_nov05/vo...df/entire73.pdf

[*Programmer*]

well the united states of america feels that the teen pregnancy rate is to high elba.... and are willing to hit major cities with prop 73 in order to make kids think twice about making mistakes...or decisions with there lovers/"freinds" also they are trying to get the parents invovled because "THEY ARE YOUR PARENTS" it's the job to hold you under there roof until your 18...therefore they are held responsible if anything goes on in your love live weather you like it or not.... i feel that prop 73 is a great way to give these teens a wake up call...

[mai_z]

well the united states of america feels that the teen pregnancy rate is to high elba.... and are willing to hit major cities with prop 73 in order to make kids think twice about making mistakes...or decisions with there lovers/"freinds" also they are trying to get the parents invovled because "THEY ARE YOUR PARENTS" it's the job to hold you under there roof until your 18...therefore they are held responsible if anything goes on in your love live weather you like it or not.... i feel that prop 73 is a great way to give these teens a wake up call...

No teenager's gonna have stop having sex because of something like this. No teenager expects to get pregnant, it happens, and it's going to continue to happen. Mandatory notification just pushes teenagers to go to shady places where they're not going to follow the law anyways, so they're not going to follow any laws on abortion procedures and standards, etc.