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

[sadolakced acid]

^ if i remember the stats correctly all abstinence programs do is delay the age of the start of sexual activity, and remove contraceptives from the event.

and how does a teen applying for an abortion burden taxpayers?

and if anything that burdens taxpayers and someone doesn't should be banned, then well we might as well ban everything.

48 hours gives time for support and counseling on alternatives to abortion. And if the parents don't let her go for those 48 hours, the girl can bring it to a judge, or reschedule. Also, in case the abortion goes awry, the parents will have been able to talk with the girl before the abortion.

you know that's not the real reason.

abortion clincs aready do all that counseling and presenting of alternates to abortion.

in fact, some abortion doctors are required by law to tell everyone seeking an abortion that it increases the risk of breast cancer, ' when all scientific evidence says the contrary.


and how is a girl locked up in a house able to bring her case against a judge? there are these kinds of parents, you know.