Underage Abortion Forty percent of teenagers that have had an abortion claim that their parents did not even know about it (“U.S. Abortion Statistics”). Teenagers getting an abortion without their parents knowing is a huge issue and something needs to be done about it. One of my very close friends found out she was pregnant and she wanted an abortion right away. She wanted to go get it right away because she did not want her parents to know. If they knew, that would be a huge disappointment. One day her and I went to an abortion clinic to have the abortion done, but because of the parental consent law in Illinois, she was unable to get one because the clinic had to notify her parents. Many teenagers are scared to tell their parents that they
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Only thirty-eight states have some type of abortion law (“State Policies in Brief). According to State Policies in Brief, only twenty one states require parental consent, only three of those twenty one states require both parents to consent (5). The article also states that twelve states require parental notification only, one out of the twelve states requires that both parents be notified (“State Policies in Brief”). These two pieces of information tell us how many states have which law in effect. State Policies in Brief also states that only five out of the thirty-eight states require the teenager to have both parental consent and the parental notification. I believe that instead of the parental consent laws and the parental notification law should be implied in all fifty states, not just thirty-eight of them. In order to get the parental consent laws in all fifty states, we could get a petition signed. Having the parental consent laws can change so many people 's lives and can save so many babies …show more content…
Although many people believe that parental consent laws would be harmful to the teenagers, I still concede that teenage girls that are seventeen and younger are not mentally nor emotionally stable enough to make a big decision like abortion on their own. The parents know what is best for the child when they are young and they’re the ones that need to make that decision for their child. Therefore, I believe that parental consent when it comes to abortion is a very good thing. It’s protecting not only the babies lives, but could also be saving the teenagers life because abortion can be a risky
Only thirty-eight states have some type of abortion law (“State Policies in Brief). According to State Policies in Brief, only twenty one states require parental consent, only three of those twenty one states require both parents to consent (5). The article also states that twelve states require parental notification only, one out of the twelve states requires that both parents be notified (“State Policies in Brief”). These two pieces of information tell us how many states have which law in effect. State Policies in Brief also states that only five out of the thirty-eight states require the teenager to have both parental consent and the parental notification. I believe that instead of the parental consent laws and the parental notification law should be implied in all fifty states, not just thirty-eight of them. In order to get the parental consent laws in all fifty states, we could get a petition signed. Having the parental consent laws can change so many people 's lives and can save so many babies …show more content…
Although many people believe that parental consent laws would be harmful to the teenagers, I still concede that teenage girls that are seventeen and younger are not mentally nor emotionally stable enough to make a big decision like abortion on their own. The parents know what is best for the child when they are young and they’re the ones that need to make that decision for their child. Therefore, I believe that parental consent when it comes to abortion is a very good thing. It’s protecting not only the babies lives, but could also be saving the teenagers life because abortion can be a risky