Originally Posted by waitingtables

My ideas have nothing to do with any other aspect of parenting. My ideas are to do with a person who would be a parent in the near future. That is unlike any other aspect of childhood. And an individual has the right to decide for themselves if they want to become a parent, even if they aren't 18 yet. So don't throw all those other issues in with this one, they don't compare.

But once you dispel with the notion of parental consent why should it stop with the issue of abortion?

I think you are trying to avoid the implications of your suggestion.






You must base legislation on what is best for the individual, not their parents. Because at whatever age a minor becomes pregnant, it is their own future that is to be decided, and should be left up to them. Hopefully, they would seek the advice of a parent, but it shouldn't be a requirement.