NPWF: States Take a Stand Against Parental Involvement Laws (sev articles)

States Take a Stand Against Parental Involvement Laws | July 17, 2015

A majority of states have limited young women's access to abortion by passing parental involvement laws, and many of those states are further restricting the process by which minors can seek a court's permission to obtain an abortion without having to involve a parent or guardian. However, lawmakers in some states -- including Maine and New Mexico -- have managed to block such restrictions.  



Featured Blog: Illinois Youth Leaders Campaign to Repeal Parental Notification of Abortion (PNA) Law

Tiffany Pryor, MSW, Executive Director of the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health
My heart dropped when I heard the news on July 13th, 2013. In just one month, a youth-targeted abortion law was going to be enforced ... requiring that medical providers of youth under 18 notify a parent or guardian at least 48 hours before providing an abortion. Fortunately, the ACLU had already set up a judicial bypass process that could spring into action for youth seeking an abortion, and we were ready to spearhead a movement to repeal this dangerous law. Since that day, it hasn't been easy.

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Maine Legislature Defeats Parental Involvement Bill

The Maine Legislature rejected a bill (LD 83) that would have required minors to involve their parent in their abortion decision, the Bangor Daily News/Maine Sun Journal reports. 

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Texas Gov. Signs Bill Tightening Judicial Bypass Restrictions for Minors Seeking Abortion

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill (HB 3994) imposing additional restrictions on minors seeking a court's permission to receive abortion care instead of obtaining parental consent for the procedure, AP/Dallas Morning News reports.  

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Featured Video: Women's Health Advocates Protest Texas Judicial Bypass Restrictions

In this clip, KXAN News' Chris Sadeghi reports on how a group of abortion-rights supporters protested a Texas bill (HB 3994) that would tighten the law through which minors can seek judicial bypass to obtain an abortion without parental consent (Sadeghi, KXAN News, 5/22). The measure has since been signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) (Women's Health Policy Report, 7/15).
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NV parntal involvement bill misses legislative deadline

A Nevada bill (AB 405) that would have required a physician to inform a minor's parents before providing a minor with abortion care failed to pass during this legislative session, AP/KVVU News reports.  

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Ark. Legislature Sends Parental Involvement, Funding Restriction Bills to Governor

Arkansas lawmakers voted 24-1 to send a measure (HB 1424) to Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) for consideration, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette report

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N.M. Parental Involvement Bill Tabled

A New Mexico Senate panel voted 5-3 to table a measure (HB 391) that would require parental notification 48 hours before a minor's abortion, the AP/Sacramento Bee reports. 

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