Laws Requiring Minors to Have Parental Consent for Abortion

question 53

Multiple Choice

Laws requiring minors to have parental consent for abortion:

• A) tend to decrease abortion rates, especially abortions in the second trimester.
• B) serve the very useful purpose of requiring teenage girls to discuss their pregnancies with their parents, which most would not do without this legal requirement.
• C) tend to delay teenagers' access to abortion.
• D) are strongly endorsed by the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

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