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Texas teens' case tests fetus protection statute

I got this email the other day, just noticed it, thought it would shed some light on the laws in one state, california. I haven't checked it to see if the facts were correct, but was an interesting tidbit on the subject. I am neither endorsing nor refuting the facts or the argument, just supply it for digestion.


Parents Right to Know
www.ParentsRight2Know.org
Call toll-free: (866) 828-8355 or email: Janet@ParentsRight2Know.org

Dear Friend,

Do you know that in California, an older boyfriend or school employee can take your 13-year-old daughter or granddaughter to an abortionist who can perform a SECRET, taxpayer-funded SURGICAL or CHEMICAL ABORTION upon her without a parent or guardian having any legal right to know about it? (However, if your daughter is under 18, she can't get a flu shot, go on a school trip, or have a tooth pulled, without you knowing about it.)

Polls show that 75 to 80 percent of California voters support a parent's right to know a minor daughter is pregnant and seeking an abortion, before an abortion can be performed on her.

HELP PARENTS PROTECT THEIR DAUGHTERS, by promoting the Parents' Right to Know and Child Protection ballot initiative, which will require doctors to notify a parent (or guardian) at least 48 hours before aborting the minor daughter's baby.

We have already, by February 18, 2005, gathered the signatures of more than 600,000 California voters, to place the Parents Right to Know and Child Protection initiative next California general election ballot. To make sure that this important initiative makes it to the ballot, we need to get about 300,000 more signatures of registered voters in the next several weeks before April 7, 2005.
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Interesting. We had a case in the UK last year where a 14 year old went for counselling (but poorly administered) at school and had an abortion which her mother found out about after the fact where a lot of this was raised.

Looking at this, I think I'd agree that the parent/legal guardian should know beforehand but I'd leave the decision in the hands of the girl. The mother in the UK case is pushing for the parent to have to consent.

The saddest thought for me, certainly in the UK case, was that the girl didn't feel able to talk to her mother about it. In any 'minor' case, the main focus of counselling should be to get the girl to talk to her parents. While I can imagine shock and anger being an immediate reaction, the majority of parents would have the girl's interests at heart and may be best placed to help her figure out whether the support to have the child is there.

The girl in the UK case is now pregnant again
 
Applespider said:
The girl in the UK case is now pregnant again
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My prayers certainly are with the baby, 15 year old, and the family. May this be true Atonement. Hopefully she has learned something over the intervening months.
 
Leareth said:
whats with this ad? How apropos regarding the topic of discission...
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Its an ad by google. When the page gets sent to you the text is sent to google which then sends back an ad to go into the page. The ads you see are based on words. Since abortion was mentioned abortion counseling services and ultrasounds show up.

This time it got it right. Sometimes it can just be funny
 
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