Sarah’s Law
— Posted by John (June 25, 2008 at 10:41 am)
This November in California, voters will have the chance to pass Sarah’s Law, which would require parental notification if a minor girl under the age of 18 wants an abortion.
The vast majority of Americans support parental notification laws—even many who call themselves “pro-choice”—and states that have passed these laws have seen a reduction in abortions among minor girls [PDF].
Christina at Real Choice summed it up:
If it’s about “choice”, there’s no excuse for anybody — except sexual predators and people who profit from sexual abuse of underage girls — to oppose Sarah’s Law.
A group called Friends of Sarah is sponsoring a YouTube video contest to promote Sarah’s Law. Details are available here.
The first entry has already been submitted:
(If you’re wondering “Who is Sarah?”, you can find out here.)
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Christina says:
The most important thing to stress is that “Sarah’s Law” allows parents to sign, in advance, permission for their daughter to get a secret abortion at any fly-by-night her abuser brings her to. So parents who think parental involvement “endangers teens” — or who just can’t be bothered — can exempt their daughters and the men who get them pregnant. They’d just no longer be able to do what they’ve been doing for decades — giving such permission for EVERYBODY’S daughter.
Comment posted June 25th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
QUinn says:
This is an EVIL law because it REGULATES the murder of babies.
ALL laws that regulate the murder of the innocent are evil laws that no decent person should support.
Comment posted July 19th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
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