Abortion Parental Consent Laws
Abortion Parental Consent Laws: Helpful or Harmful? ... Her choices are limited, abortion or adoption? ... In the state of Minnesota abortion performed on a minor with out parental consent is illegal. ... Although parents are legally responsible for their children until the age of eighteen, girls who are under the age of eighteen should be allowed to abort an unborn child with out the consent of a parent or legal guardian. In 1973 the Supreme Court ruled the right to choose abortion in Roe v. ... Now, the court has permitted states individually to decide whether to enforce consent laws on underage girls wishing to abort. "At present about 3/5 states mandate teenagers seeking an abortion to get formal permission from their parents or at least to inform their families of their decision" (Currie).