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Protect Teen Girls: Vote No on Prop 4

by Randy Shaw via Beyond Chron
Thursday, October 16, 2008 : We wish we didn't have to fight the same battles over and over again, but Proposition 4--defeated three years ago as Prop 73 and two years ago as Prop 85--is once again returning to the California state ballot on November 4th, 2008. If a teenager wishes to terminate a pregnancy, Prop 4 would require parental notification issued by the provider, a judiciary bypass obtained by the teen, or a letter written by the teen to the physician detailing parental abuse that inhibits the teen from informing their parents about their pregnancy.
The problem is, Prop 4 does not mandate consent nor can it mandate family communications. What Prop 4 does is put teenage girls in danger.

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