I’m voting for Oregon Measure 43
by Jacob on October 24, 2006, under Politics
Oregon Measure 43:
Requires 48-hour notice to unemancipated minor’s parent before providing abortion.
Currently in Oregon, anyone 15 years or older may consent to and obtain an abortion without parental notification. So let me get this straight. If you are 15 and miss a day of school, the school phone robot calls home to let the parents know. If you are 15 and want to get a body piercing, you have to have parental consent and accompaniment. But if you are 15 and want to get an abortion, the parent doesn’t even need to be notified.
I’m voting in favor of Measure 43. It just makes sense that a parent of a minor should at least be notified before their child gets an abortion.
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2 comments for this entry:
November 1st, 2006 on 5:21 pm
I’m sorry, but you’re obviously not thinking this through. What about the girls in an abusive household or in a household incest occurs. Think about it, what would happen to the child if her parents were informed she were pregnant? nothing good can come out of that situation i will assure you. you need to reach outside of your own lifestyle and think about others every once in awhile.
November 1st, 2006 on 8:34 pm
Anne,
Girls in the sort of situation you describe have bigger problems that need to be addressed in ways other than voting measure 43 down. Furthermore, what would happen if her parents were informed? Your personal assurances or speculative fears aren’t enough to convince me that measure 43 is evil. From what I have seen, 43 other states have laws similar to measure 43, so it shouldn’t be hard for opponents of measure 43 to provide data or statistics about how often “nothing good” comes out of these situation.