Is the government stepping into parenting boundaries by not making Dr.'s notify parents before performing an abortion on a minor?
2007-02-08 12:21:45 · 15 answers · asked by kelly b 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Which question should we answer? No, minors should not need parental consent. Your second question is loaded, but I'll tell you what I think. If we require kids to get parental consent, they will either get too scared to face the situation early enough to make abortion an option, they will try to induce miscarriage (which can jeopardize their own lives), they will have unwanted children, or they will travel for abortion to regions where it is legal. Some kids simply do not have a situation at home where they can go to their parents.We have to legislate for the lowest common denominator.
2007-02-08 12:33:47 · answer #1 · answered by artemisaodc1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
100% yes. Any medical procedure performed on a minor needs to consent of a parent or legal guardian. Why should an abortion be any different. Seriously, a minor under 18 needs a parent or guardians permission to get a tattoo or a piercing but they want to make it so they can have an abortion when ever they want without parental permission?!
Personally I don't agree with abortion in the first place but that is another topic.
This is just another example of the government trying to raise our children.
2007-02-08 20:30:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. We should have parental consent before a minor has an abortion. Why? Minors shouldn't even be doing it. If they can get away with this, It's like not living with the consequences. It also shows that life has no meaning you can kill it whenever. Also, it's not just the minor's choice but the parents'. They always try and teach you right and you kill off their grandchild! It's just wrong.
2007-02-08 20:31:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
YES!
I understand why the other side says no, but abortion is still killing a living being. Put a damper on a child's life? yes, that would be a true statement. But lets add in, the abortion would be taking a life as well...I think it is something that should take parental discussion and
direction of an adult. Maybe the parent would take responsibility of the child when born? Or adoption for those who can't have one but wants one!
2007-02-08 20:29:14 · answer #4 · answered by IndianaHoosier 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Any medical procedure performed on a minor should be under parental consent.
2007-02-08 20:26:45 · answer #5 · answered by T Time 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is a minefield on both sides, but I would say no. There are a number of parents who would flat-out refuse to allow their child an abortion, which could potentially ruin the child's life. Worse yet, the minor might then attempt a "back-alley abortion", which could also endanger her life.
2007-02-08 20:28:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, since they are minors and the parents would have to pay for anything that could go wrong. Otherwise they should be Emancipated and live their own nightmares at their own expense.
2007-02-08 20:46:21 · answer #7 · answered by Stormchaser 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are doing so, inconsistent with the much publicized findings of the differences in the adolescent brain and the adult brain, the former not gifted with forward thinking of the long-term effects of their decisions. To speak nothing of the invasion of the constitutional dimensions of the rights of parents.
2007-02-08 20:36:40 · answer #8 · answered by dejrevilo@sbcglobal.net 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Minors should most definitely have to have parental consent. What is this world coming too.
2007-02-08 20:28:05 · answer #9 · answered by J&A 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that until a child reaches the legal adult age and the parents are no longer lagally responsible for the child, they have a right to know.....Man that's a hard one. I try not to get too involved in abortion issues. It is hard to debate.
2007-02-08 20:28:01 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋