CA legislators oppose parental notification
Yesterday Sen. Barbara Boxer and California Treasurer Phil Angelides came out against Proposition 73, an amendment to the state Constitution that would require parental notification for teens seeking to obtain an abortion.
The two Democratic politicians said that Proposition 73, which is on the ballot for the Nov. 8 special election, could eventually erode the reproductive rights women won under Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in 1973.Well that’s the point, isn’t it? Can’t have teen girls making decisions for themselves. Much better that you send a note home--never mind if the parents are abusive. Sigh."This proposition is designed to make it difficult for young women to get the medical attention they need at a very difficult time," Angelides said during a news conference at Planned Parenthood Golden Gate.
Thanks to Boxer and Angelides for speaking up!
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I think that parental notification is best, and if parents want to be notified, they need to instill in their daughters a sense of trust and understanding. They need to remind her every day that they will always be there for her in her time of need, and that nothing she could do would ever make them love her any less.
Forcing abortion clinics to notify parents will lead to more teen runaways, more mutilated reproductive systems and more dead babies in dumpsters. Proposition 73 is sheer madness. I can't imagine it passing, but I'll be sure to cast my vote against it. What worries me is that this is such a minor election that a lot of liberal voters might skip it. It seems like those #@!& conservatives never miss an election