Alaskans OK measure requiring parents be told of abortion
source: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/08/25/99626/alaskans-ok-measure-requiring.html
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ANCHORAGE — Alaskans on Tuesday approved a controversial voter initiative requiring parents to be notified before their teen age 17 and younger receives an abortion.
Ballot Measure 2 was one of the most fiercely contested items in the primary election, with total spending by both sides combined nearing $1 million.
Tuesday's vote marks the first time Alaska voters confronted the abortion issue at the polls.
Under the new law, a teen will be able to get around the requirement that her parents be notified if she appears before a judge or provides the doctor notarized statements attesting to abuse at home.
The law approved by voters gives doctors the job of notifying the parent. A doctor who failed to do that could be hit with felony charges and a prison sentence of up to five years.
Ballot Measure 2 was one of the most fiercely contested items in the primary election, with total spending by both sides combined nearing $1 million.
Tuesday's vote marks the first time Alaska voters confronted the abortion issue at the polls.
Under the new law, a teen will be able to get around the requirement that her parents be notified if she appears before a judge or provides the doctor notarized statements attesting to abuse at home.
The law approved by voters gives doctors the job of notifying the parent. A doctor who failed to do that could be hit with felony charges and a prison sentence of up to five years.
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MotherForTruth
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I predict a growth in a number of false "abuse at home" claims so the teen would avoid parents notification of her abortion.
- 1 year ago
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MotherForTruth
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timetide
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no no no no no no no no no awww crap. I thought we had gotten past the stage in our country when we would drive our children into alley way's with coat ahngers.
- 1 year ago
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timetide
