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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Yeah, it's terrible that we might expect a person under 18, with respect to whom in nearly all aspects of life we assume is too young and immature to make fully informed decisions, also to have to consult with her parents on one of the more difficult and gut-wrenching decisions anyone might make.
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The "under 18" part of this discussion just struck me. I was emancipated from my parents when I was 17. I don't pay that much attention to parental notification requirements, but I didn't talk to my parents from ages 17 - 23 or so (lived 100 miles apart, never saw them). It would have been laughable for me to show up on their doorstep and expect them to assist me with a decision. Would the law have required me to talk to them about an abortion even though they weren't even a part of my life at that time? Or are there exceptions for emancipated teenagers?
