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by faithfulvisions freebagger on May 14th, 2007

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Should parental consent be required for underage pregnant women to have abortions?

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  • by pigeonpower on May 18th, 2007

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    No- it should be a fundamental right of a woman to choose when she wants to have children and I think legally requiring a teen to gain parental consent goes against that- it removes the decision from her hands.

    I also dislike the amendment that she should have to tell her parents even without them consenting- to me that still removes the decision from the pregnant woman, especially if she's easily influenced and emotionally sensitive.

    Maybe parents should be legally required to respect the decisions of their offspring?

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    • I agree.

      Carmella

      by Carmella on May 18th, 2007

    • Imagine if parents had to respect the right of their child's decisions... suddenly every 3 year old would be totally empowered in the grocery store to scream bloody murder that they have DECIDED they NEED a candy bar. Mom knows this is ludicrous, but hey - with the new law passed, she must 'respect his decision' and get him a candy bar. There is a reason children are raised in their parent's homes until they are at a certain level of maturity -- simply put: they are not fully capable of doing everything that is required of an adult. Among those things is the ability to think in big picture terms, or often, objectively.

      As far as abortion and underage girls is considered... parents should be required to give consent for an abortion, just like they must give permission to the school to take them on a field trip. There is a reason we have parents. Let them do their job!

      radmomma

      by radmomma on March 16th, 2010

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