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There
are no one, single, perfect, one-way-fits-all solutions to any problem,
particularly a problem as wide spread and as diverse as unwanted
pregnancy. When legislators pass a law regarding abortion, that
forces everyone into the same small box regardless of their needs, desires,
conditions, and circumstances. That's about as helpful as declaring
that from now on everyone shall wear the same size shoe.
Here
are some evaluations of abortion-related laws:
Parental
Consent Laws
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Consent Laws
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Consulting with a parent is usually a
good idea; however, in some circumstances it's a ticket to Disaster.
For a full treaties on this topic, we refer you to the American Civil Liberties Union page
on Parental
Involvement Laws.
http://www.aclu.org/ReproductiveRights/ReproductiveRights.cfm?ID=9034&c=145
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The Following two paragraphs are copied
for their web site:
The minority of teens who do not
voluntarily consult a parent generally have good reasons not to. Many come from families
where such an announcement would only exacerbate an already volatile or
dysfunctional family situation. One study showed that 22% of teens who did
not tell a parent about their abortion decision feared that, if they told their
parents, they would be kicked out of the house. More than 8% feared
that they would be physically abused because their parents had beaten them
before. Of those who did not tell a parent, 12% did not live with
either parent and 14% had parents who abused drugs or alcohol. (Henshaw &
Kost.)
Experience shows that teens' fears are
well-founded. For example, one of the very first teens who was
forced to notify a parent under Colorado's parental notice law was kicked out of
her home when her mother learned of the pregnancy. Her mother took
the money the teen had saved for the abortion and threatened to disown her if
she went through with the procedure. When the teen called the clinic to
reschedule her appointment, she was living in a friend's car. Far from
strengthening her family and helping her make an informed decision, the law
ruined her relationship with her mother and left her homeless with an unwanted
pregnancy. Her experience is far from unique.
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Will
Laws Stop Abortions
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What
if Abortion was a Crime?
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We
have an entire page devoted to comparing
the differences between
a society were abortion was legal to a society where it was not.
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Who
Decides:
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If
you became pregnant and didn't want to become a mother, would you want Pat
Robertson, Jerry Falwell, and the other staunch, ultra-conservative, right-wing
Christians to decide for you how to deal with your personal
situation? Well, like it or not, that's
exactly what they are attempting to do.
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