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Apr. 3rd, 2003 01:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rootofnewt*sigh*
So, now minors in Virginia must have *notarized* parental consent forms in order to obtain an abortion. And late-term abortions are outlawed, even if the mother's life is in danger.
While I believe it's important for teenagers to obtain parental consent for medical procedures, I also recognize that it's sometimes SAFER to a young woman to NOT inform her parents of her pregnancy. I realize that a judge can override this law in certain cases, but that still politicizes a personal choice and that pisses me off.
So, now minors in Virginia must have *notarized* parental consent forms in order to obtain an abortion. And late-term abortions are outlawed, even if the mother's life is in danger.
While I believe it's important for teenagers to obtain parental consent for medical procedures, I also recognize that it's sometimes SAFER to a young woman to NOT inform her parents of her pregnancy. I realize that a judge can override this law in certain cases, but that still politicizes a personal choice and that pisses me off.
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Date: 2003-04-03 01:51 pm (UTC)This is happening all over the country. The Kaiser Daily Reproductive Health Report is a good way to stay up to date on it, but it's damned depressing reading.