In 2009, Colorado began offering teens free IUD's without parental consent. Teen pregnancy fell by 54%. Teen abortions fell by 64%. For every $1 spent on the program, CO saved nearly $6 on labor & delivery, child care & food stamps. This is how to reduce abortions. Pro life voters should take note. https://www.denverpost.com/2017/11/30/colorado-teen-pregnancy-abortion-rates-drop-free-low-cost-iud/
Sex education and easy access to birth control is how you reduce abortions. Not taking away rights from women.
Yes, but parents didn't consent to that drop in teen pregnancy and abortion. I hope the courts step in and protect parents' rights.
And right to life adamantly opposes sex education and birth control. It's about punishing and shaming women. Tennessee is about to pass a bill that would allow men to veto any woman's abortion by claiming paternity. Supreme Court ruled years ago men can't veto but addition of three coat hanger devotees could reverse that.
I would say parental consent should be compulsory here, but the other side of the argument is that shitty parenting is a big contributor to teen pregnancy in the first place. Kind of a catch 22.
I agree with most but not the part about parental consent being required. That's a tricky question considering that some parents should never be parents.
Having been a Planned Parenthood volunteer, I can tell you many teens do involve parents. Often come in with their mother. But it should never be mandatory. In cases where parents are abusive or very conservative, or where communication is poor, or young woman is simply a very private person, either young women don't need consent or they use unreliable birth control and do it yourself abortion.
Hasn’t this been known for generations? I mean good on Colorado, when is the rest of the country going to catch up?
