Parental Consent Laws Are Unnecessary Summary

The ongoing fight for the rights of young girls who seek abortions has been one of those disputes. There have been arguments for and against regarding safety, privacy and the well-being of these young girls. The U.S. Supreme Court case, Bellotti v. Baird, ruled that the judicial bypass process must be “anonymous, expeditious, and an effective opportunity for an abortion to be obtained.” Pregnant teenagers may apply for a judicial bypass as an alternative to involving a parent or legal guardian in her decision to have an abortion. But many have not been allowed the swift and private process that the Supreme Court has ruled on. Michael New, a political science professor at the University of Alabama and author of a 2008 study for the Family Research Council conducted a study regarding the Texas parental notification law that took effect in 2000 which states

Abortion is one of the most personal, widely discussed, and controversial topics in American culture today. In most cases, people on both sides of the argument take worthy and moral positions. Who can blame someone who wishes to prevent the termination of a teen pregnancy to save the life of an unborn child? On the other hand, who can blame anyone who advocates the soon-to-be mother's right to make such a personal, heartbreaking choice? No matter what she chooses to do, should anyone have the legal right to force her to bear an unwanted child? Most people in the US are pro-choice, and believe that abortion should be a legal, confidential decision that only a woman can make for herself. However, some are against the idea of

I think most would feel terrible. Having a law that enforces girls, under 18 years, to inform their parents when she wants to get an abortion would make the process much easier and safer on the child and the family. It would also make parents feel like better protectors to know what’s going on in their daughters life and help her make the correct decision.

Finally, the most crucial reason to why parental consent laws for abortion should be legal is the potential medical dangerous that can occur before and after an abortion (Earll). Parents that are aware of their children desire to have an abortion and support their children’s decisions can provide “important medical history to a physician” (Christian Med.). “A minor may not be fully conscious of a family history that makes surgical or medical abortion

In Bellotti v. Baird, the Court came to decide that individuals under the age of 18 cannot have an abortion without parental approval. Our readings have pointed out that parents are primarily responsible for the development of children whose care are under them. As full maturity has not been reached, legal restrictions for minors, in addition to protections given to parents,

In this assignment, I have had the opportunity to read through many different articles all pertaining to abortion. Some addressed abortion options, other discussed arguments from many different views, others show how the law was broken and many others.

Abortions is an issue that many people talk strongly about and have a strong opinion. about. Abortions is the practice of ending a pregnancy by in which ending the life of a human fetus. This is a life changing moment in the parents life in which it should indeed be all up to them. In the 1970s, abortions were legalized in the United States after many of years of having this problem. The case was called Roe vs. Wade and Roe was a single and pregnant women that lived in a state where abortions were not allowed. She was fighting for other women and their lives. Her case was then In some states women have the choice and only one parent has to consent. In other states you have no choice unless documented as a rape, physically abused

In America there has been an increasingly higher rate of Teen pregnancy and unwanted pregnancy. Due to this abortion has been increasing at an alarming rate as well. For many teenagers who would be unable to afford the proper care for a newborn child it would seem best for them to terminate the pregnancy. However, isn’t murder consider taking the life from another living thing or human being. Many believe it to be a right of Americans and that since the mother would be the one carrying the child in their own body for nine months they should have the final say. This has become highly discussed throughout America and even on a global scale. Abortion is nothing shy of murder and definitely shouldn’t be allowed to anyone let alone to someone under the age of 18.

A third exception to minor consent is birth control. In the setting of contraception and sexual healthcare, “The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) believe that policies supporting adolescent consent and protecting adolescent confidentiality are in the best interests of adolescents” (AAP, 2014). The contraception pill is significant in reducing pregnancy rates, but can be contentious when it comes to ethical, moral and religious views. It can also cause distress with parents when they find out if parental consent is not required. This can be challenging for nurses who do not understand state and federal laws and how they apply to minors and the use of birth control. The study states that, “Nearly half of US high school students report ever

When it comes to the rights of minors, as it relates to medical services and treatment, what is and is not allowed can be confusing. At the federal level, the law does require parental consent before medical care; however, there are exceptions that afford minors the ability to seek care and treatment without parental knowledge or consent. For example, a minor can receive contraceptive care, STD treatment and testing, pregnancy related care, counseling for substance abuse and mental health, and diagnosis and treatment for HIV or AIDS. However, the federal protections often only serve as guidelines or recommendations not a guarantee, as states and other “law explicitly requires information to be disclosed to a parent” (English & Ford, 2004,

The recent developments in the law of parental responsibility is the wider range of individuals who can acquire it, and this has led some commentators to talk of a degradation in the meaning of parental responsibility.

PG-13 movies are supposed to be for kids to watch with parental consent. This means that the movie that is being shown under these ratings is supposed to be appropriate enough for the children to watch. However, some of the PG-13 rated movies reveal a little too much violence and or sexual content for a child’s brain to consume. This type of content in the movies causes negative and life changing effects to a child that nobody would ever think of happening. These effects not only harm the child, but also can cause the child to harm someone else. The exposure to violent PG-13 films like “The Dark Night” or “Jurassic Park” to children is extremely detrimental to their psychological and emotional well-being with the ratings increasing the sexual, violent, and inappropriate content in the films.

The idea of parental consent when comes to teens getting abortions, is a war of permission vs. freedom choice. The argument of whether teenage girls require parental consent to obtain an abortion, has been around for a while. Some will disagree but due to the fact that it is her body, it was her mistake, it is her life, and that the parents may not agree to the abortion the child should not require parental consent to abort. If a young woman becomes pregnant and she feels she is not for motherhood,who has the right to tell her no. It is her that is affected by the decision and as humans we have the right to determine the course of our own lives.

Abortion is an issue that can go both ways and a topic that is very controversial. Some may have questions such as, is a fetus a human, and does its life matter? It was not supposed to happen to me or I was raped. Many people see abortion as a good or bad thing. One’s institution can greatly influence their thought over abortion. I have decided to write over abortion because I feel that it is a broad topic which can go into two different directions as in one defending abortion while the other seeing the subject as immoral. Through this research over abortion, I will be including two articles, “A Defense of Abortion” and “Why Abortion Is Immoral”. These articles will describe the difference in how one’s perspective over abortion can be taken. For instance, the first article will talk about why Judith argues over why abortion is not too bad to be allowed and how there can be different situations that can cause a person to make certain decisions. The second article by Marquis will demonstrate why killing a fetus is morally wrong. He will also be including how someone who is anti-abortion and those who are for abortion can have strong opinions in cases like these. The following paragraph’s will go more into depth about each article over abortion.

I am going to be answering the question that Wardship jurisdiction enables a court to authorise the sterilisation of a minor when it is held to be in that child’s best interest and the legal and wider implications of this being in place.