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CNA Staff, Nov 6, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Claim:Lawsrequiringminorstonotifytheirparentsiftheyaregettinganabortion“threatenyoungpeople’shealthandsafetyandunderminetheirhumanrights,”claimsareportbytheHumanRightsWatch.
CNAfinds:CNAfindsastrongpro-abortionbiasinthereport.Expertssayparentalnotificationlawshelpprotectgirlsfrompredatorsandputgirlsinabettersituationbyensuringfamilysupport.
Breakdown:Parentalnotificationlawsvaryacrossstates,butmostrequiretheabortionprovidertonotifyaparentbeforetheabortiontakesplace,unlessit’samedicalemergencyortheminorobtainsacourtorder.
Forinstance,inColorado,awrittennoticemustbedeliveredtotheparent’shomebysomeonefromtheabortionclinic,asheriff,aclergymember,orotherperson.Thelawcontainsabuilt-inexemptioniftheminorisinanabusivehome.
Colorado,Delaware,Georgia,Iowa,Montana,andNewHampshireallhavenotificationlawswithjudicialbypassoptions.StatessuchasFlorida,Illinois,Michigan,andMinnesotahaveparentalconsentlaws,whichrequireth
