Abortion, except in the case of the rare case where child birth is detrimental to a woman, is elective surgery. It is invasive surgery; as such, has potential dangers. Minors should need parental consent.

Personally I’d be more in favor of a straightforward consent requirement than this notification crap. I’d certainly want to know if my daughter was having surgery of any kind. Simple notifcation, however, nothing more than an intimidationtactic; in N.H. and similar states, these girls can still seek abortions regardless of what their parents think.

Finally, don’t be a tool. There are often valid maternal health concerns where young pregnant women are involved, and to dismiss these with an offhanded comment about “pro-abortion folks” (who exist only in your mind, of course) undermines your entire post (what there is of it to undermine, anyway).