Dr. Michael New explains at NRO his
recent research indicating that state
laws requiring parental consent or notice (with exceptions for abusive
relationships) before a minor teen can obtain an abortion are effective in
reducing abortion numbers. He makes
the case that more states should adopt such laws and he encourages the federal government
to adopt laws such as the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)
which would strengthen the enforcement of these laws by forbidding taking
underage girls across state lines to get around these effective laws.
Many
times men who have sexually abused young girls will take them across state
lines to avoid parental notifications laws and cover up their crimes through an
abortion. These laws would help combat
this practice.
Incidentally,
many of these abuse cover-ups have occurred in the clinics of the nation’s
largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood.
LifeNews
and MarketWatch
also report on Dr. New’s findings. To
read the full report visit frc.org.