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Teenage Abortion: The Debate between a Minor's Right to Privacy and Parental Involvement Laws.
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Teenage Abortion: The Debate between a Minor's Right to Privacy and Parental Involvement Laws Dena De Angelo-Shuayto Current Issues in Psychology Dr. Naomi Wagner San Jose State University May 14, 2004 In discussing the issue of parental consent for a minor to obtain an abortion, one must look at a host of underlying and fundamental human rights: namely a minor's right to privacy vs. a parent's minimal right of notification. In essence, the controversy appears to be one not only one of a right to privacy, but also one of discrimination, and emancipation of young women en masse. Each side of the debate provides compelling and legitimate arguments, yet much of our current social commentary on these and related issues (such as Statutory Rape, which will be discussed) border on inconsistency and incredulity. To wit, in California, a young woman attending Junior High may not take an over-the-counter medication such as Tylenol(r) without the...
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