Abortion: Should parents need to be informed?

So this is on the ballet here in California tommorow.

http://www.voterguide.ss.ca.gov/prop73/title_summary.shtml

Voting Yes on it will force minors to inform their parents before they can have an abortion. "No" will keep it as it is.

What do you guys think about this? Do you think minors should be forced to inform their parents before going through with it?

I'm kinda in the middle, myself. I can see points for and against it, though I'd probably vote no on it, just because I think if kids are forced to tell their parents then it raises the chances that the parents could talk them out of it or scare them out of it and really screw them up for life by making them have the child when they really shouldn't because of religious reasons or what have you.

Though, I won't be voting just because I'm like that. I have more important things to do like watch porn and play Counter - Strike.

I'm voting yes because we're talking about a minor. And a minor is the resposibility of the parent. So someone has to flip the bill for the abortion cost and is up to the parents to pay. Propositions are always split between yes and no. And as we all know certain issues require more than a yes or no answer.

Indeed, very true. This is one such occasion where I think the Yes or No thing is particularly difficult to generalize. There are so many circumstances that could counter either side of the issue.

I'm still against abortion. and in those rare situation when it is acceptable, I think parents should know.

and not voting. I'm not in states.

IMO no.. I think that the parents should know is their little angel has got pregnant but if the child doesn't want then to know there is nothing you can do.

even minors have privacy rights

in a perfect world i would vote "yes".

unfortunately a "yes" would certainly lead to more dangerous and illegal abortions and more newborn babies found in trashcans etc.

If parents had better communcations with their kids, it wouldn't be a problem for the daughters to go and talk to the parents....The problem is that the girls are afraid the parents would look down on them.....

YES

This is my opinion.

Hmmm I would probably vote yes. I am all for the teens having the privacy and all but thats alot of baggage to burden yourself with that MAYBE sharing with your parents might help.

Then you get those asscan parents that would berate their child and punish them even more........

I am all for healthy children however there needs to be a level of accountability as well for actions taken.

Originally posted by PVS
in a perfect world i would vote "yes".

unfortunately a "yes" would certainly lead to more dangerous and illegal abortions and more newborn babies found in trashcans etc.

what an horrific image that has left me with..

and i still vote no

I would vote "hell no!"

I would vote yes.

3 weeks ago, a 13 year old girl, all alone, gave birth to a boy, didn' t know which way to turn with her baby and dropped him from the thirteenth floor. All those months, she concealed her pregnancy from everyone and tried to hide her belly in every possible way. She laughed away questions about the increase of her weight.

Originally posted by Storm
I would vote yes.

3 weeks ago, a 13 year old girl, all alone, gave birth to a boy, didn' t know which way to turn with her baby and dropped him from the thirteenth floor. All those months, she concealed her pregnancy from everyone and tried to hide her belly in every possible way. She laughed away questions about the increase of her weight.

see now i agree with that.

If the question is Should minors tell parents about a abortion ? then i say yes.

but when the question is Should Parents know about a abortion even if it is against the childs wish's ? then i say no.

I think I would vote "yes".

It should be the Minors decision if she wants to get an abortion, but the parents should be informed.

Of course it won't work out that well since it's not a perfect world, but at least the Law should be that way.

Originally posted by jOHN_Anderton
I always knew LA LA land was called that for a reason, but it surprises me to see how you now have to wear shoes and tights just to vote! I mean, are you judged by with what style you dance over to your local precinct, how well you pirouette whilst waiting in line and with what flourish you register your vote? 😄

Dude, it's ballot not ballet!

Dude, we got it way before that last sentence.

Originally posted by jOHN_Anderton
I always knew LA LA land was called that for a reason, but it surprises me to see how you now have to wear shoes and tights just to vote! I mean, are you judged by with what style you dance over to your local precinct, how well you pirouette whilst waiting in line and with what flourish you register your vote? 😄

Dude, it's ballot not ballet!

Drop the chain saw (ooh, scary!) and read every once in a while eh? Esp before you f'ing vote!

*see! THIS is how the lowly likes of a bush gets into office! *

Oh yeah, I would vote "hell no!"

Try not to become an @sshole.

Parents should be informed.

But the shouldn't have any decision if the baby was kept or not. If the mother wants an abortion, she can have it.

i say no because kids will find illegal ways of doing it without telling their parents so i say keep it safe and do it the right way...

from a mothers point of view, i have to say yes. i would want to be informed if my daughter is going in for a medical procedure. no matter how sensitive the issue. unless she goes in to the emergency room and its life & death matter to remove the fetus...they should try to contact me. it would be that way in other cases of medical procedures. im responsible for my daughters well being.....and the cost of it.

Originally posted by Ms Flower
from a mothers point of view, i have to say yes. i would want to be informed if my daughter is going in for a medical procedure. no matter how sensitive the issue. unless she goes in to the emergency room and its life & death matter to remove the fetus...they should try to contact me. it would be that way in other cases of medical procedures. im responsible for my daughters well being.....and the cost of it.

Bam thats money right there! 💃