On Sep. 26, 2004, the AP posted an article titled: "Bush,
Kerry on Issue of Abortion
Three times a week, The Associated Press picks an issue
and asks President Bush and Democratic presidential can-
didate John Kerry a question about it. Today's question
and responses:
ABORTION: Should girls be required to tell their parents
before having an abortion?
[...]
Kerry:
"Like any parent, I believe that parents should be
fully involved in all decisions regarding their
children. But we also have to take into account
possible family dysfunction, including abuse or
incest. I will not force a girl who has been abused
by a family member to ask the rapist for permission
in making a difficult and heart-wrenching choice.
Too many proposed laws have failed to include common
sense 'bypass' provisions to protect the victims of
these brutal and unspeakable crimes."
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Papa Jack laughed:
Like most of Kerry's statements, this one is either
disingenious or ignorant. The Supreme Court decision
in OHIO v. AKRON CENTER, 497 U.S. 502 (1990) -- Decided
June 25, 1990 laid out detailed requirements for judicial
bypass provisions in state abortion laws necessitating
parential involvement in cases involving minors.
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=search&court=US&case=/us/497/502.html
Notice how Kerry didn't really reply to the question asked,
"Should girls be required to tell their parents before having
an abortion?."
Instead, he chooses to do battle with a straw man -- i.e.,
attacking unidentified "proposed laws."
I do not know of any "proposed laws [which] have failed to
include common sense 'bypass' provisions to protect the
victims of these brutal and unspeakable crimes." Do you?
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