Our Daughters' Decisions: The Conflict in State Law on Abortion and Other Issues articles

Recent articles from Our Daughters' Decisions: The Conflict in State Law on Abortion and Other Issues

Introduction: The Conflict.(teenage abortion and politics)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1992... The idea that parents should be closely involved in a teenager's decision regarding whether to have an abortion strikes a responsive chord in most American adults. Indeed, opinion polls indicate that large majorities of the public approve of...

The Treatment of Minors Under the Law.
January 1, 1992... A Historical Overview Under common law, children were originally viewed as the property of their parents, having few, if any, independent rights. (6) Over time, the law evolved, and it now views the parent-child relationship as a...

A Review of State Laws.(abortion and parental consent)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 1992... To clarify the issues surrounding parental involvement for abortion, the AGI examined the state statutes that affect the right of an unmarried or otherwise unemancipated minor to obtain certain types of medical care. These are contraceptive...

Is Mandatory Parental Involvement for Abortion Good Public Policy?
January 1, 1992... State laws that make a minor's access to abortion services dependent upon the involvement of her parents are quite out of step with the common practices regarding other important areas of a teenager's life, as Figure 1 vividly illustrates....

Conclusion: Our Daughters' Decisions.(teenage abortion and right to privacy)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 1992... The findings of the AGI review demonstrate quite dramatically the wide discrepancy that exists between state laws that make a minor's access to abortion conditional upon her willingness to consult with her parents, and state laws that...