Parental Consent on abortion

[Lunar]

This is a tough issue.  The difference between this and most surgery laws that require parental consent is that the issue of abortion is so heavy.  I mean, you need parental consent maybe for a blood transfusion if you're a minor, but that's kinda because no decent parent would not act in the best interests of the [teenage non-fetus] child in this case.  Whether that's the case for abortion is a LOT more debatable, and, of course, possibly irrelevant if you're pro-life, as the alternative is something akin to murder.  

I think I'd vote no if this came up as a specific issue, as I view this as sort of a stepping stone campaign against abortion instead of addressing the larger issue head-on and forcing me to make a decision that way. 

[Lunar]

No, nope, and nay.

It should be "encouraged". I can sympathize with the other side, but we have to be realistic here. Some people are crazy, and some of these crazy people are parents.

You have to have parental consent to watch a PG13 movie, but its fine to get an abortion? Really?

lolwut?
I remember being 11 and walking scotfree into Blockbuster renting PG-13 movies all the time, never getting ID'd once and also going to the theatre to see PG-13 movies with my friends, without my parents. No consent needed.
If they really do care that much in Bakersfield, then I agree with you that Bakersfield is more wacked out than Tulsa.

Not at the movies, but at school. R movies you have to be 17 to buy a ticket though.

You don't have to be a parent though.

[Lunar]

Let's reverse the question, shall we? Should parents be able to force minors to go through with abortions? I know it's not as common, but sometimes parents actually want their children to focus on education and future carer and have an abotion while their daughter wants to keep it.

This was the case with my step-sister. When she became pregnant at 17 her parents thought that she should abort it, but she decided to keep it? Should they have been allowed to interfer with her decission?

I mean when your teenage daughter has a child, most likely you will be the one housing the baby, feeding the baby, and often taking care of the baby, so if parents have a say in if their daughters' abortion decissions, they should also be able to decide if she must have one.

Now how many of you voted yes think this would be a great idea? Very few I suspect.

I am as most here know pro-life, and in favour of stronger abortion restrictions. But to have parents force the pregnant woman into such an restriction is silly.     

Interesting reverse of the situation.  I doubt anyone here thinks the parents should be able to force their daughter into an abortion. 

Does anyone here know where the line is drawn in the U.S. for parents' abilities to force medical procedures on their kids?  Is it just life-saving or is it any procedure with a signature or what?