Should a State Adopt a Statute Requiring a Minor Female

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Essay

Should a state adopt a statute requiring a minor female to notify at least one of her parents of her intention to obtain a legal abortion?​

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Definitions:

Tentative Explanation

A provisional hypothesis or theory proposed to explain an observation or phenomenon, subject to further investigation and testing.

Objective Observation

The process of gathering data or information through sensory input without bias or preconceived ideas influencing the perception.

Mary Anning

A pioneering 19th-century British paleontologist who made important contributions to the field through her discoveries of Jurassic marine fossil beds along the English Channel at Lyme Regis.

Paleontology

The scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene Epoch (approximately 11,700 years ago). It involves the examination of fossils to understand the processes of evolution and the history of life on Earth.