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Abortion | Parental Consent Laws Are Necessary

The authors of the following two-part viewpoint contend that parental consent laws, which require the notification or consent of a girl’s parents before she can have an abortion, are necessary. These authors also support the proposed Child Custody Protection Act, which would strengthen parental involvement laws by making it illegal to transport minors across state lines to evade consent laws in their own states. In Part I, Florida representative Charles T. Canady argues that parents are legally responsible for their child’s health and therefore have a right to know if their daughter is...

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