Then you'll LOVE Proposition 4, the latest version of the parent-consent-before-abortion law that has been on the ballot the last few elections. Apparently, that is one of the "unintended side-effects" of such laws, since the delays caused by the process of getting approval push the abortion into the second term.
This one is pretty much as bad as the previous ones, from what I can tell. Even as a mom of a future teenage girl, I still am voting this one thankyoubuhbyeNO.
Some good information on the (in)effectiveness and harmfulness of such laws from UCSF here...
In the end, it comes down to this:
Recognizing the importance of maintaining adolescents' confidentiality in the healthcare setting while encouraging voluntary family communication, the American Academy of Pediatrics, along with other leading public health and medical professional organizations, has issued the following policy statement:"Adolescents should be encouraged to involve their parents and other trusted adults in reproductive health care decisions, but this should not be mandated through parental consent or notification laws. The potential risks to adolescents if they are unable to obtain reproductive health services are so compelling that legal barriers and deference to parental involvement should not stand in the way of needed health care for patients who request confidentiality."
