Young People Seeking Abortions Don't Need Parental Approval—They Need Health Care

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Young People Seeking Abortions Don't Need Parental Approval—They Need Health Care
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If I could trust Sarah, who had proven she was mature enough to drive almost a day round trip,

, and bravely face a medical procedure she’d never had before because she knew this wasn’t the right time to be a parent, why couldn’t her state legislature trust her, too? Thirty-seven states currently require some kind of mandatory parental involvement for minors seeking abortions, according to the. Some states allow grandparents or other adult family members to be involved, and some also waive the requirement entirely in the case of a medical emergency or when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. Then, a few weeks ago,

mandating that anyone under 18 would require a parent’s permission before being able to get an abortion. This would expand Florida’s current law, which requires parental notification before a minor can receive an abortion.

Some states require one or both parents to provide consent for the abortion, which can include requirements for parental photo identification and proof of parenthood, like a birth or adoption certificate. require the identification document to be notarized, which unnecessarily involves another person in the process in addition to adding time, expense, and the possibility that a notary will decline to help if they are anti-abortion.

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