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In fact, it is the extreme abortion ban that Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law that takes away the rights of parents, as we witnessed when child victims of rape, as young as 10 years old, were not ...
In the United States, most states typically require one of two types of parental involvement– consent or notification, or both. 36 states require parental involvement in a minor's decision to have an abortion (21 states require parental consent only, 3 of which require both parents to consent; 10 states require parental notification only, 1 ...
The latest report on the law from abortion rights proponents reignites a fight that began more than 30 years ago. A look at Michigan's parental consent law for minors seeking abortions
Letters to the Editor on Issue 1: 10-year-olds shouldn't be forced to have babies. And Ohio lawmakers should decide abortion laws – not voters.
In 27 states, one or both parents are required to give their permission to the minor. By age twenty, 40 percent of teenage women have been pregnant, 84% of which are unintended. [78] Ten states require both parents to consent to medical abortion. Furthermore, a minor may not have the finances or transportation to seek an abortion.
Parental consent may refer to: A parent's right to give consent, or be informed, before their minor child undergoes medical treatment. [3] See informed consent for such legislation in general, or minors and abortion [4] for legislation relating specifically to abortion. [5] Some jurisdictions stop short of requiring parental consent for ...
Anti-abortion state senators conceded that they did not have the votes to hold a filibuster on the bill, but said they would propose amendments to the bill that would outlaw abortions for sex-select reasons, ban abortion services advertising, and requiring parental consent for abortions performed on underage girls. [17]
Wednesday's decision does not affect a separate law, also passed in 2013, requiring parents to be notified when their minor child seeks an abortion. That law is subject to a separate legal challenge.