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post #1 of 49
10/14/08 at 2:11pm
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Do you think girls under the age of 18 should have to get their parents permission to have an abortion?
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post #2 of 49
10/14/08 at 2:32pm
i believe abortion is not the answer for anyone, regardless of age, but aside from my pro-life opinions= i definatly feel that any medical procedure done on a minor should require parental consent.
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post #3 of 49
10/14/08 at 2:35pm
There are reasons for answering YES and there are reasons for answering NO. There is no clear cut answer in my honest opinion.

I tend to lean towards some kind of privacy though. If the teen is not comfortable enough to go to their parents, or they feel adult enough to make their own decision, then they should do that. I mean they thought they were adult enough in the first place to have sex, they should be able to make their own decision when dealing with the consequences.

I would hope that any teen would feel comfortable enough to just go to their parents without being pressured to do so!

However, the other side to that is until the child is 18 the parents have a right to know everything. So it is a catch 22.

So which rights do you violate, the teens or the parents?? I believe the teen should have some rights in this instance, but where do you draw the line?
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post #4 of 49
10/14/08 at 2:35pm
Yes, I DO beleive they should have to have their parents consent! IMO there are too many what ifs.
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post #5 of 49
10/14/08 at 2:37pm
I do think a teenager should have parents permission. It is a surgical procedure and they need to be taken care of and supported if that is their choice to have one. That's a hard question though because so many kids are scared to talk to their parents because of how they will react.
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post #6 of 49
10/14/08 at 2:47pm
YES! No question in my mind - YES!
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post #7 of 49
10/14/08 at 2:53pm
i don't believe that it is violating the childs rights to require parental permission. i don't believe it is a "right" for a child to have privacy from thier own parents! Also- if a teenager gets herself into the situation and needs an abortion, then obviosly she wasn't making the right choices on her own.
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post #8 of 49
10/14/08 at 3:06pm
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Originally Posted by princesslizzy View Post

i believe abortion is not the answer for anyone, regardless of age, but aside from my pro-life opinions= i definatly feel that any medical procedure done on a minor should require parental consent.

What she said.
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post #9 of 49
10/14/08 at 3:12pm
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Originally Posted by princesslizzy View Post

i believe abortion is not the answer for anyone, regardless of age, but aside from my pro-life opinions= i definatly feel that any medical procedure done on a minor should require parental consent.

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post #10 of 49
10/14/08 at 4:52pm
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Originally Posted by Bucsnpats View Post


I tend to lean towards some kind of privacy though. If the teen is not comfortable enough to go to their parents, or they feel adult enough to make their own decision, then they should do that. I mean they thought they were adult enough in the first place to have sex, they should be able to make their own decision when dealing with the consequences.



Just because a teen feels old enough to do something, doesn't mean they are. Making the choice to have an abortion is a very adult decision IMO and I don't think girls that young are mature enough to make that choice on their own.
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