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| Yes | 51% | 1148 votes | Total: 2258 votes | |
| No | 49% | 1110 votes |
Yes
Created on: November 07, 2009
When under aged children who fall under the laws covering statutory rape are about to have children,
by Dana Cleary
Created on: August 16, 2007
I have three children and two step-children. Last week I got a call from the school that my thirteen
by Randa Morris
Created on: September 01, 2007 Last Updated: March 26, 2012
First of all we have to address statutory laws, which in most states, require a child to be of a certain
Created on: July 03, 2007 Last Updated: November 21, 2007
Abortion is a topic that cannot be taken lightly. It is not a simple decision. It is about more than
by Helen Austin
Created on: December 07, 2010 Last Updated: December 08, 2010
Any teenage girl discovering she is pregnant is terribly vulnerable, frightened and absolutely terrified
Created on: July 20, 2009 Last Updated: August 04, 2009
Absolutely should parental consent be required for a minor child to obtain an abortion, just as with
Created on: August 18, 2007
The very question answers itself. These are CHILDREN we are talking about. While we all feel we can
Created on: December 18, 2008 Last Updated: December 20, 2008
As a parent, it seems to me ridiculous that this question even has to be debated. In our society, parents
by Ken Bradford
Created on: October 12, 2008
It seems strange to me that we would see "underage children" and "abortion" in the same sentence.
The
by Theresa Cobb
Created on: September 19, 2009 Last Updated: September 25, 2009
The question, "should abortion for underage children require consent?" always brings about a heated
by sunseed
Created on: November 30, 2007
As a mother of 4 daughters, I feel very strongly on this issue as I'm sure most mothers do. Little by
Created on: July 16, 2007 Last Updated: May 24, 2011
Though abortion should not be legal, it is—and so the complex issue arises: should minors be allowed
Created on: May 24, 2007
Abortion shouldn't even cross the mind of a young woman. In a perfect world, all children would get
Created on: May 23, 2007
Abortion should definitely require parental consent. We are on dangerous ground when we start trying
Created on: November 29, 2007
Abortions for underage children should indeed require parental consent. Though rare, there are sometime
Created on: December 11, 2008
The phone rings, you answer it and on the other end you hear a man's voice. He is calling to tell you
by Jerry Curtis
Created on: May 28, 2007
Except in rare cases, for example when incest might be involved, doctors should be required to obtain
by Viv Corridor
Created on: September 15, 2008
Yes, parents should be notified when an underaged girl seeks an abortion. In fact, as that rarest of
Created on: August 15, 2007
I cannot believe that people actually have put this question up for debate. I am a sixteen year old
by Gurmeet Kaur
Created on: June 10, 2007
Teenage pregnancy is a stressful experience, and many people would agree that it would be sensible for
No
Created on: July 03, 2007 Last Updated: September 10, 2011
Why would there be a law requiring parental consent for an underage girl to get an abortion? Obviously
Created on: May 30, 2007
While the argument for parental consent has many valid concerns, ultimately I have to argue to the contrary
by Sean Curtis
Created on: January 09, 2008
The issue of whether an underage child should require a parent's permission to get an abortion is a
by Carol Wise
Created on: February 19, 2008
As a fifty one year old woman, who raised 4 sons, and has three grandchildren (all female) it might
by A. J. Ellis
Created on: August 23, 2010
A subject that often generates more heat than light, for understandable reasons,
Created on: November 30, 2008
I find it difficult to call biological adults children and then deny them the right to make decisions
by Tegan Mcrae
Created on: June 11, 2007
We all make mistakes. We choose the wrong major, hang out with the wrong crowd, and sometimes we get
by Mitzie Lu
Created on: August 28, 2007
As much as most people would like to think that this is an obvious answer, it isn't. When it comes to
by Nadean C
Created on: August 05, 2007 Last Updated: October 18, 2011
I know that it might sound completely wrong to say that the parents of a girl under 18 shouldn't be
Created on: June 19, 2007
As has been said before, should the child, girl, young woman, find that she is going to have a child,
by Sandy Schaan
Created on: August 16, 2007
I can think of no other debate more painful, more diverse and more difficult to argue. Abortion can
Created on: July 03, 2007
If an underage child is old enough to make the choice to lay down and have sex she is old enough to
by Erika Jones
Created on: July 24, 2007
What defines a child? Under the age of 18? Age means nothing. Each person is different in their own
by Mark Dawson
Created on: July 10, 2007
Although minors are under the authority of their parents or guardians, I say no to this question only
Created on: December 31, 2008
It should not. As a person who is against the wave of teen pregnancy and such bad decisions of having
by Twiggy Verry
Created on: August 15, 2007
Take some time to think about how you would feel if your parents forced you to give birth to a child
by James Dreyer
Created on: June 06, 2007
Requiring consent of the parents of an underage child to allow that child to have an abortion makes
by Rhea Wood
Created on: June 04, 2007
What if it was a parent that caused the pregnancy in the first place? We'd all like to believe that
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