Family Abuse Pros And Cons

Having a religious family makes people have morals that others might disagree with. Love and support is something that will always be there. But there is discipline, rules, requirements that must be kept in order to be the perfect child. If any of these were to be broken things will change. Carla is currently seventeen and had been dating her boyfriend Danny for two years now. Carla is about to start her freshman year of college in August. Everything seems to be going as usual until she notices that she is two weeks late. After taking a pregnancy test which was positive, she knew abortion was the choice. Carla knew her parents will never agree to this. Weeks went by and she researched about where to get the abortion, its risks and how much …show more content…
(Dr.Cullins) This shows teenage girls are only able to have the privacy to get an abortion without her parents in thirty seven states in the United States. Government cannot mandate healthy and open communication in families. (Stephens). Many teenagers live in abusive homes in which they face feeling neglected, verbal abuse, and physical abuse. About 905,000 children were found to be victims of abuse or neglect in 2006, research shows that family violence will increase when a pregnancy occurs. (Stephens). The only choice these teenagers have is to go visit the court house and try to get a Judicial Bypass. A Judicial Bypass for abortion is an order from a judge that allows the minor to get an abortion without the notification or consent of her …show more content…
Teenagers do not have the money to pay an abortion and the government knows this. As of July 1st of 2015 the public funding for an abortion is only available for abortions in the case of life endangerment, rape or incest. In the case of rape the teen has to have filed an official police report in which the parents will be notified of. In case that the judge does approve the Judicial Bypass most teens will have to travel to be able to go get an abortion. In the US 89% of counties did not have any abortion clinics, one third of the woman traveled more than twenty five miles in the year 2008. For adults, going to court for a judicial order is difficult for a young women without a lawyer, it is overwhelming to maneuver the legal procedures and attend hearings scheduled during school hours. (State Facts About Abortion: Florida, 2015). Teenagers are not able nor to pay for their own abortion nor be able to travel a large amount of miles with any discretion. There is no need for parental notification laws, when a minor is seeking an abortion this is just keeping the teenager from resolving their