A school-based health clinic in Washington state assisted a 15-year-old girl in getting an abortion. The girl was referred by the school center for the abortion without her parents' knowledge. Dan Kennedy, CEO of Human Life of Washington, says nothing can be done because of state law that is part of a strategy meant to prevent unplanned pregnancies and keep kids in school.
"An initiative was passed back in 1991 that says that the state can't interfere in any way," he explains. "So consequently, a girl of any age who becomes pregnant can get an abortion without parental notification or consent."
Another issue is a school clinic facilitating the abortion. Even though abortions are not performed at the heath centers, clinic staff may make an appointment elsewhere for a girl seeking the operation.
But the school cannot administer an aspirin without parental consent!!!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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