There are so many things kids need their parents' signature for. Schools send out permission slips for school trips. When getting anything on your body pierced or a tattoo your parents must sign first. When getting a checking account at the bank, your parent signs and their name is on the account until your 18. Some states say you need your parent's permission to visit a tanning salon. You need permission to give blood. You need parental consent to get birth control pills (in most states). The list goes on and on. Until your of legal age, you need your parents signature for everything except getting an abortion.
Right now, in most states (varying from state to state), it is legal for a girl under the age of 18 to walk in and get an abortion. Some states require the parent's signature. Some states say that you don't need your parents permission, you just have to tell them. Anyone can say they did, but really didn't! However, there is a process called Judicial Bypass. It is an order from a judge allowing a minor to have an abortion without the consent of her parents. It can be passed under ONE these conditions:
1.The minor is mature and sufficiently well informed about her pregnancy options to make the decision without a parent or legal guardian being involved.
2.It is not in the minor's best interest for the parent or legal guardian to be notified.
3.Notification of a parent or legal guardian could lead to physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of the minor.
The process never goes on record. There is no evidence of the case being filed with any information such as her name or what she said.
How can a pregnant minor get a Judical Bypass?
1.If she knows someone in the courthouse, it can be set up.
2.She must have a sonogram/ultrasound to confirm her pregnancy.
3.She must receive counseling on her different pregnancy options.
Twenty nine out of Fifty states in our country allow this. Most states say that a minor doesn't need to tell their parents,. Other say that they need to tell or have the consent of one parent. I don't think that's enough.
I believe that if you're going to get the permission of your parents to have an abortion, one parent should go to the clinic and sign a form there. Anyone can say "I told my parents" and avoid the situation all together. Although, I believe abortion is wrong, I think this would be a much better solution.
Teens need to be aware of the risks of abortion. Some include breast cancer, plecenta previa, infertility, emotional trauma (grief, depression, anger, sexual disfunction, eating disorders, increased alcohol and drug abuse, anxiety, and even suicide). "The Morning After Pill" can cause nausea, pain, diarrhea, bone marrow depression, liver damage, lung disease, heavy bleeding for as long as 40 days.
It just seems rediculous that you need permission for all the small things in life, except for one huge decision...abortion.
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Huh, I've never heard of Judicial Bypass before. Makes sense. If the girls going to be abused because of her decision she should keep it private, simple as that.
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I think you covered all the bases pretty well on this topic.
However, I believe that it is a good thing that teens under 18 can get an abortion without their parents signature. I think that this reduces stress on the young teen and in that situation that girl does not need any added stress!
Well the reason for the difference in permission is the fact that most girls don't want to tell their parents that they've had sex, let alone unprotected sex, or the fact that they became pregnant. This results in 1 of 2 options, they live with the baby or don't.
Before Baby: Some girls will commit suicide, try to get rid of the baby (throw themselves down the stairs, go illegally [with even more risk] for abortion.)
After Baby: many suffer from post-pardom depression, kill the baby, have the baby alone.
So you may say they need permission. But those who can't tell their parents can cause a larger damage to society than those who get abortions without consent. Because it could result in many more lives shattered, than the child. I would rather none were hurt, but sometimes it' s better to choose the lesser of the two evils.
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Where is my revolution?
Until your of legal age, you need your parents signature for everything except getting an abortion.
Teenagers don't need their parents' permission to get pregnant. They don't need their parents' permission to stay pregnant and give birth. They don't need their parents' permission to give the baby up for adoption. Why should they need permission to have an abortion?
Abortion is eleven times safer than birth. It is easier than birth, cheaper than birth, and has fewer serious consequences than birth. It makes no sense whatsoever for the state to come in and discourage teens from making the safest, cheapest, easiest choice while allowing them to take the more dangerous, more expensive, more difficult option.
Right now, in most states (varying from state to state), it is legal for a girl under the age of 18 to walk in and get an abortion. Some states require the parent's signature. Some states say that you don't need your parents permission, you just have to tell them. Anyone can say they did, but really didn't!
Ugh, if you had done even a little bit of research on this topic, you would know that it's not that simple. In states with parental consent, the consent has to be notarized. And in states with notification, it is sent in writing via certified mail. The state doesn't just rely on the minor's word.
However, there is a process called Judicial Bypass. It is an order from a judge allowing a minor to have an abortion without the consent of her parents.
Of course there is judicial bypass. Judicial bypass is required by the Supreme Court (Hodgson v. Minnesota).
"Ugh, if you had done even a little bit of research on this topic, you would know that it's not that simple."
I did do the research. Do you want the website? Don't assume that I didn't do anything to back up a topic like this.
Abortion is much more risker than giving birth. What are you talking about? There are serious consquences to it that teenagers and anyone for that matter over look. There are some cases where the girl will go in for an abortion and it doesn't abort the baby. Or if she's carrying twins it will only kill one. Yes, I know what I'm talking about. These cases might be a small percentage, but it only takes one time for it to be a risk. Did you not read all the problems that come along with an abortion?
Yes, teenagers don't need their parent's permission to have sex and get pregnant. I gave a few small case examples where you need to get a parent's signature. Why should they get their parent's permission? The parents should at least know that their daughter is putting herself at risk, even if you think that it's safer than birth.
And since you had to pick out something else. The judical bypass? Some people didn't know about that. It's good to be informed. Sorry that you knew about it and the information was repeated to you.
"It makes no sense whatsoever for the state to come in and discourage teens from making the safest, cheapest, easiest choice while allowing them to take the more dangerous, more expensive, more difficult option." Whoever said that the easiest decision was the right one. Sometimes the more difficult option is the right thing to do. Yes having the baby is more expensive, but if you did the act than you should follow through on the consequences.
I did do the research. Do you want the website?
You only visited one?
I want you to tell me which states allow abortion clinics to rely on the minor patient's word alone that they got parental consent/notification. Please, do tell which states allow minors to "just say" they notified their parents when they really didn't.
Abortion is much more risker than giving birth. What are you talking about?
Wrong. This is how I know you didn't do any research.
Abortion mortality rate: 0.6 deaths per 100,000 abortions
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5212a1.htm
Pregnancy mortality rate: 11.8 deaths per 100,000 live births
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5202a1.htm
Pregnancy is way more deadly than abortion, and has many more complications and risks. Abortion is safer than childbirth, absolutely and unquestionably.
Why should they get their parent's permission? The parents should at least know that their daughter is putting herself at risk, even if you think that it's safer than birth.
I know it's safer than birth. It is a proven fact. So you believe that the state has a valid interest in encouraging girls to make reckless, unsafe, uninformed decisions that put their lives at greater risk. That doesn't sound very "pro-life" to me.
Sometimes the more difficult option is the right thing to do.
And sometimes it isn't. It's not your place to decide what is right for people you do not even know, especially when your idea of "right" involves putting young girls at greater risk of death.
"I know it's safer than birth. It is a proven fact. Pregnancy is way more deadly than abortion, and has many more complications and risks. Abortion is safer than childbirth, absolutely and unquestionably....And sometimes it isn't. It's not your place to decide what is right for people you do not even know, especially when your idea of "right" involves putting young girls at greater risk of death." God, how I wish you would stick to one opinion. You keep going back and forth saying that no abortion is safer than birth and then change your story. Keep to one opinion!
I never said that I'm the one who decides what is right and wrong for everyone. And again you said that birth is safer then abortion and changed the fact right here.
"You only visited one?" There you go assuming again. I'm smarter than that. I visited about five.
You said before that why should they get their parent's permission? Ok think about this: if some states notify the parents and they're going to find out anyway why not just get the signature in the first place?
God, how I wish you would stick to one opinion. You keep going back and forth saying that no abortion is safer than birth and then change your story.
Where did I do that? You are mistaken.
You said that abortion is "much more risker than giving birth," and I posted links to the CDC proving that abortion is actually much safer than birth.
You said that "sometimes the more difficult option is the right thing to do," and I said that sometimes the more difficult option is not the right thing to do.
You said before that why should they get their parent's permission? Ok think about this: if some states notify the parents and they're going to find out anyway why not just get the signature in the first place?
Why should a girl need anyone's signature to have an abortion? She doesn't need a signature to give birth. She doesn't need a signature to keep her baby and take care of it. She doesn't need a signature to give a baby up for adoption. All those options are far riskier, deadlier and more traumatic than abortion. Why should she need a signature to abort?
Personally, I don't think parents should be involved at all unless the girl wants them involved, but if you're going to have involvement, notification is better than consent. That way, a girl can still have her abortion over her parents objections.
I completely agree with you.
I have had an abortion and I have had two children. My first daughter I had at 18 years old. My second at 21 and and abortion at 23. Let me tell you to this day, the abortion has traumatized me in ways I cannot explain. Not to metion the physical pain was much worse than any other procedure I have been through. The cost for abortion is very low, which actually makes the decisions easier as well. I have a tattoo that cost more than my abortion. How silly. Abortion is an easy way out. Plain and simple that is all it is, and that is why so many fight to keep it. I wish that I could turn time back on mine that is for sure. I wish it would have been harder to obtain.
Jeanna Marie