"The Ghost In The Machine" <ewill@sirius.athghost7038suus.net> wrote in
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The idea that young, underage girls should be allowed
to get abortions without their parents' knowledge is
contrary to the pattern of all of our other laws regar-
ding parental authority over minors.

LOL! You talk out of both sides of your mouth. So parents need to be
involved in their childrens decisions? Why? Oh - I get it. The
children aren't "adults" yet. They are alive, they are human beings,
but the law should place them in an inferior status where they aren't
afforded the same rights as an adult. Good theory! Where have I heard
this before? Now try apply that thinking to the difference betweeen a
fetus and an infant.

***** So you think that children should be able to do what they please?
Following your logic, if a child gets to make decissions (Have rights),

then

a foetus also gets rights - a child is a little adult, a foetus is a

little

child!

From the sounds of it this is getting a little silly... :-)

An interesting possible corner case, though, which has
(sorrowfully) probably happened. A man impregnates his
own daughter. Should she be required to get her parent's
permission?

***** This is a special case, and a trip to a shrink might be in order!
Should she decide to give birth, her child would only have THREE
grandparents!

A slightly less problematic case might be a post-pubescent
but pre-adult teenager going out and getting excessively
drunk (it happens), and waking up the next morning with
morning sickness (over and above the hangover, that is),
in a family where Mom and Dad are so proper she can't bear
to tell them.

***** Her parents have a right to know about her drinking problem,
discipline her etc. They are also in the best position to arrange
appropriate medical attention, and legal advise!!