Do you think teens should be able to do this without parental consent?

Do you think teens should be able to get BC and abortions without parental knowledge or consent? Am I the only one who thinks this could be extremely dangerous because


A) A teen might not fully disclose/understand a medical condition that could make one of these options life threatening


B) By excluding parents from this, the teen will loose the support and ability to confide and seek love and advice from their parents.


Or is there some really good reason to exclude parents from medical issues and procedures involving their child that I just haven't thought about yet?

Do you think teens should be able to do this without parental consent?
No. Teens are not adults and at that age are not responsible for themselves, by law. Their PARENTS are. Therefore, any such procedure should include parental consent. PERIOD.
Reply:Teenagers are going to have sex whether we like it or not. If we do not allow them to have BC without parental consent then unwanted pregnancies and diseases will become more prevalent, which will cause more social problems than the ones you describe by a long shot.





Doctors will know of any medical conditions BEFORE subscribing any drugs for anything not just BC. Doctors are not so foolish. And anyway most forms of BC do not affect any medical conditions.





Excluding parents should be the choice of the teen. AND noone else's. Many parents will not want to know about their child's sex life. Doctors should be able to provide all medical advice and it is the teen's choice to whom they tell about their sex life.





Stop being so patronising to teenagers. They will do what they want ESPECIALLY if you don't like it.





NB I'd just like to point out that having sex does not make you a slut. People mature at different rates. Somepeople are ready for sex before others. It is about choice and the government should not force people to risk their lives to use their right to have sex.
Reply:I think that the minor should have to have parental consent before an abortion. With the birthcontrol issue, I could argue both ways.
Reply:No, i do not think that children under the age of 18 should get anything like that unless the parents have ok'd it. It will open up a whole new can of worms. I agree with you whole heartedly.
Reply:I think it's discusting that the person cannot consent for this themselves. It does NOTHING to prevent teen pregnancy, it increases it.





Who do you think has back alley abortions? Girls who do not wish to tell their parents they are pregnant.
Reply:Birth controll can to cause lots of problems, expecially the Depo shot. Some people have died from using birth controll.


I know that sex is has only two purposes, to bring a husband and wife closer togeather and to procreate. Im not going to leave my children uninformed about sex or leave it up to the school to teach them. No adult/parent should. But they do have there freedom of choice also.


I dont want my child taking birthcontroll with out my knowledge.





That fetus is alive and taking away life seems like murder to me.
Reply:They should get parental consent because parents are supposed to give good advice (some DON'T), and a good set of parents would not let their kid do abortion or anything of the sort because they understand it's murder.
Reply:Some parents obviously wouldn't be understanding about the situation. Especially if it was a religious family or if perfection is expected of them.





Other parents would be understanding and stuff so I think its fine. Plus its not absolutely necessary that everything be confided with people ya know?





As far as health most teens know about their health problems. I know that I have slight asthma and allergies and I know the meds. I take for them.
Reply:Hello., NO! NO! %26amp; to simply answer your question NO! Besides the fact that you are their parent you are the one who makes decisions in their lives until the age of 18 when they are supposibly considered adults, you get to make the choice. My personal choice would be CLOSE YOUR LEGS! But of course I'm not a parent yet. I think when schools give children BC they are allowing some danger to get to them and giving them the green light , so to speak, to have sex! Life threatining results have been proven. Their puny little bodies are still growing for GOD'S SAKE!!!! Stop letting them have sex... Get them to be afraid of getting prego until they are married! PLEASE~!
Reply:If your talking about the school that is giving it out to 11 year olds with out knowing then yes 100%.


But if were talking about 15, 16, or 17 year olds then its different.
Reply:its a touchy subject, i think parents should pronabably at least kno when it comes to abortion but as for birth control teens must be able to get, or else we will just have more abortions.
Reply:should be able to do it with out CONSENT but NOT without parental knowledge if that is anyway possible
Reply:everyone is so diffrent these days..there are no 'cleavers'in my neighborhood!if your 'frenz'as well as 'mom' to your daughter she would confide in you.every situation is diffrent as day and night.like,say, the girl screwed up,shes desperate to rethink things,shed rather stay in school,whatever,she goes to mom,guess what?mom is some freak,doesnt beleave in abortions (im like not saying free for all,you play,you loose, you cant use the abortion to fix everymistake)but accidents happen,this girl doesnt want her mom involved.but she should most definatly confide in someone,close friend,auntie,councler...ok?
Reply:What's worse, kids getting birth control without parental consent, or kids not being able to get birth control, having sex anyway, and getting pregnant?
Reply:i totally agree with you
Reply:It's really simple: I am going to end up having unprotected sex because my mother will not buy me birth control. Thats it, plain and simple. It does not discourage teens from having sex. It makes them want to defy their parents and do it anyway. It would decrease the teen pregnancy rate, i'll tell you that. If she'd buy the stuff for me, I wouldn't have unprotected sex. But if she won't, I will. Plain and simple.
Reply:i dont believe in abortions i think it should be against the law for any one to have one 1)because God gives people babys 2)cuz if u dont wanna use protection u should live with the conquests 3)if u absolutely dont want the baby or cant take care of the baby u should give it up for adoption 2 a family that cant have children


God bless
Reply:teens should be able to get reproductive and health services without parental consent. if teens had better access to birth control, teen pregnancy and abortion rates would be much lower. did you know that half of teens have sex by the time they graduate from high school? do you really think all of those teens feel comfortable enough to talk to their parents about sex? i'm 21 and have an amazing relationship with my mom but even though she has told me my whole life that i can come to her about anything, including sex, it's not something i'm very comfortable with. talking to your parents about sex in a hypothetical way is one thing, but when it comes to what you're doing or thinking about doing, that's a different situation.


and as far as a teen not fully understanding medical information, gyns don't just hand out birth control pills without explaining safe sex practices and giving the patient information about the birth control they prescribe.


teens are going to have sex...what's important is that they get proper information about how to protect themselves from stds and unwanted pregnancies and have access to birth control and condoms.
Reply:sure if they are over 18
Reply:I'm not going to read all of the response, so chances are this has already been said as I feel it is a common response.





If teens are not able to get some form of birth control without their parents knowing, they are likely to partake in sexual acts without birth control due to the fact that they don't want their parents to know about it.





About the abortion thing: I feel like parents should know if their child is going to have an abortion, but I don't feel like they should have to consent to it. It's the child's body and she will have to deal with the consequences herself.





A) A mature minor can see a doctor confidentially and discuss medical conditions that they may be facing.


B) It's a choice they've mad. If they're partaken in actions that are not respected by their parents, then they need to realize that they are also giving up other things in their life.





Bottom line is: if the kid wants to have sex, the kid is going to have sex. I don't think that providing birth control makes kids more likely to do so, because trust me, they will find alternative ways of obtaining these items. It's better to be safe than sorry...the line we've all grown up on.
Reply:It's the woman's body. They should be able to do what they want! No matter HOW much their parents care. They can NOT decide for the girl. Abortion isn't murder... the baby isn't even a fetus! And if someone doesn't, it doesn't mean their a tramp. There could have been a special problem.
Reply:If they are sexual active or just want it to shorten periods, I'd say yes. If not then I'd say no. Abortions, I'm Pro-Life so I say yes. Choose adoptions instead.
Reply:i agree with u completly i think that that is a huge disicion to make and i dont think they fully understand that they are KILLING theyre child if they really dont want they should give it up for adoption. there are tons of couples who would to have chinldren but cant. i also dont think they no all the side affects of abortion. most people who get abortions have alot of difficulties in later pregnancies, and it is known to make people go through deppression. abortion is somthing very serious and i dont think that is a choice a teen should make without their parents
Reply:The thing that really gets me is if they screw up the 'procedure' on the girl and she has no clue about the side effects. The parents will get her to the hospital too late. she could die.. and they will have to pay for the emergency room.. and the funeral bills.


Nobody from the state, school or the PPH comes running to the door with the cash to make up for that expense plus condolences for the shock and loss of their daughter.


It's all terribly wrong!!
Reply:If they choose to have sex, and some will, there should be birth control available for pregnancy prevention and STD prevention. It needs to be there as a backup system. Parents are not always open to children like many think they are. So yes, these things need to be in place.
Reply:Option "A" could apply to anyone, not just a teenager.





That said, I don't believe anyone under consenting age should be able to receive any form of birth control without parental consent. At 18, a person is still a teenager, but is still of consenting age.
Reply:So, you are asking if I think teenagers (minors) can murder their unborn children? NO!!!!





Abortion is murder. If you have ever had a miscarriage, you know that babies look just like babies at 9-10 weeks gestation. But it's legal to rip their arms and legs off and leave them for dead far past that point.





Wake up people!
Reply:Birth control pills are not going to cause any serious complications, but abortion definitely can. So I think that minors should be able to get birth control pills without consent, but not abortions. The only reason I can think of to get rid of parental consent for abortion is that the parents might be abusive- but parental consent laws already make an exception for that.
Reply:yes i live in oregon and its okay here and they tried to ban it but it didnt work


it has helped like almost each and every single on of the girls i know
Reply:No and anyone who does is a tramp! :)
Reply:I dont think that teens should be allowed to have abortions without parental consent. Here is the legal argument behind that:





Being pregnant makes a female an adult. Get an abortion, cease to be pregnant, back to being a minor under your parent's roof.