Here's a document Nevada Right to Life put together on Parental Notification when we the legislature was considering a parental notice bill in regards to abortion, Assembly Bill 405 (AB 405).
Fictions v. Fact: Nevada’s AB405 - Parental Notification for Girls Under 18 Seeking Abortions
Nevada’s AB405 is a parental involvement law requiring notification of one parent or guardian prior to a girl under 18 receiving an abortion. It has a judicial bypass and exception for medical emergencies. It acknowledges the majority opinion that parents have the right and responsibility to parent their teenagers in ALL medical decisions. Abortion is an invasive surgical procedure with inherent risks and consequences.
Fiction
This is an anti-abortion bill.
Fact
This is a parental rights bill. No girl wishing to get an abortion will be denied. It merely requires a second set of eyes, whether a parent, guardian or judicial surrogate, to assist a girl in the midst of a crisis pregnancy. Pro-choice advocates see the wisdom in parental involvement. A parent knows their daughter’s medical history and has the resources to choose the best medical care for their daughter. Without the knowledge of a medical procedure, a parent will not be able to to provide necessary and proper pre- and post-operative care and caution.
Fiction
AB405 will cost the state $2million and we do not have the money.
Fact
According to the publicly available fiscal notes, there is no reported fiscal effect that would be produced by enacting A.B. 405 as amended in the Assembly.
Fiction
AB405 is unconstitutional.
Fact
AB405 is based on Minnesota’s parental involvement law that the US Supreme Court declared constitutional over 25 years ago. Over 30 states have similar laws - some much more stringent - and have seen real benefits like reduced teen pregnancy and abortion rates. Tragically, Nevada has some of the worst teen pregnancy and abortion rates in the country. This has proved to be a bipartisan solution in other states. Isn’t it time we try something new?
Fiction
AB405 will expose abused teenagers to further abuse.
Fact
Teens in severely abusive situations need help. Providing them an abortion and returning them to the abusive environment merely allows the abuse to continue undetected. Sexual predators and sex traffickers use abortion to cover their crimes. Who better than a family court judge to intervene in such a case?
Fiction
The judicial bypass in AB405 will take 21-28 days.
Fact
Again, 30 years of parental involvement laws in other states proves otherwise. The judicial bypass in other states is very effiicient and timely and rarely takes longer than a few days. Teens are not forced to stand before a judge and jury. It is merely an administrative action in front of a judge and is a private matter.
Fiction
The state can’t legislate good parenting.
Fact
This bill does not legislate good parenting, it just allows parents to do their job. The implication is that teens in crisis will ALWAYS confide in parents and as such only bad parents have communication problems with their children. As anyone with a teenager knows, this is simply not true.
Fiction
This will limit a woman’s right to choose.
Fact
The notified parent does not have the right to prohibit the physician from performing an abortion. The requirement is only that a parent must be “notified”. There is no other medical decision that an unemancipated minor can make without a parent’s consent, let alone knowledge. Why should abortion be different? An eleven year old girl is not a woman.
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