The Abortion For A Minor - 1198 Words

Support legislation and opposition Relating to notice of and consent to an abortion for a minor. Abortion for minors is a major public health concern in the United States. There are more than 300,000 births to teens each year, increasing the risk of both the mother and the baby’s health. Abortions on minors have raised political, clinical, social, and economic awareness. In order to make effective changes to abortion for the minor one must produce empirical evidence, to evaluate policy options for persons involved in public health policy and legislation. In January 2000, Texas enacted a law requiring physicians to notify the parent before an abortion is done with a minor, or notifies at least one parent of the intent to terminate the†¦show more content†¦The only way for minors to seek abortion without involving their parents is to petition for a judicial bypass, from the courts. Most States are now being applying the parental involvement of one or more parent to be notified or consent before a minor daughter legally has an abortion. Some states require one of two types of parental involvement, which involves notifying one or both Parent. So far about 38 states now required some type of parental involvement in a minor s decision to have an abortion. Out of these 38 states, 21 of the states require one or both parents to give consent to the procedure, 12 require one or both parents be notified and 5 require both consent and notification before an elective abortion can occur. Three of these require both parents to consent. The parental involvement laws from the Court have clarified the legal position on abortion regulation making it difficult for a female goes for an abortion. (Guttmacher, 2013). In Texas, the parental notification and consent laws had an effect on birth and abortion rates for minors with notification laws reducing birth and abortion rate with the 16 – 17 year old females. There is a decline in teen pregnancy in the Unit ed States with ongoing attempts in the prevention through public policy and initiatives. Today about thirty-nine states