Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Arguments Against Parental Notification

We've discussed some of the features that a strong argument needs to have, taken a look at some articles that make arguments on both sides of the issue, and evaluated the quality of those arguments.

Now, it's time for you to do some research.

Using the links below, or your own internet research skills, find articles that argue the following:
Minors should not need to notify their parents to access sexual health services.

Remember, that sexual health services include: birth control, prophylactics such as condoms, abortion, and sex education.

Your Task:

1. Locate an article that supports the pro-notification argument.
2. In the comments section, do the following:

  • Paste the web address for the article.
  • Explain what claim it is making.
  • Write down the evidence that it uses.
  • Explain the reasoning that it uses.
3. Submit your comment, and then start looking for more. The more you submit the more points you get.

Some links to newspapers:
http://www.nytimes.com/ - The New York Times
http://www.latimes.com/ - The Los Angeles Times
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ - The Washington Post
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ - The Boston Globe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ The Chicago Tribune
http://www.suntimes.com/ The Chicago Sun Times

If you want, you can just use Google and look outside of the newspapers:
http://www.google.com - Just make sure that you use reliable sources. Avoid ask.com, answers.com, wiki how, or other similar sites.  If you have a question about reliability, ask me.

Here are some search terms that you may want to try:
Parental Notification, Abortion, Birth Control, Contraception, Sex Education

Use them with each other:  "Parental Notification, Abortion"  or "Parental Notification, Birth Control."

136 comments:

  1. Claim: Parents disagreeing with the teens decision.

    Evidence: A 19 year old teens gives birth, hides baby under the sink. Both mother and teen's father forced her to have an abortion.

    www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/06/pregnant-teen-gives-birth-hides-baby-under-sink/13661337/

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    1. The 19 year old should have talked to someone about what was happening and get help and her parents should have made her make the decision for herself.

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    2. the 19 year old should have told parents so she wouldnt have to hide the baby and if she told parents they would have understood because she is a growing woman.

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    3. i feel like they shouldnt have force to have a abortion and i feel like she shouldnt hide something she made thats a miracle

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    4. i think the parents should be told because they might have a better solution to there problem.if might be good for them and there future

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  2. Claim: Teen makes her own decision

    Evidence: Nicki Minaj opens up about having an abortion as a teenager. It 'haunted' her all life, but felt it was the right decision at the time.

    www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/12/31/nicki-minaj-haunted-by-early-abortion/21095941/

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    1. Should have told parents and shouldnt have had a abortion because that is basically murder and her parents could have helped her take care of the baby.

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    2. i don't agree with u because if she would of talk to her parents then they might of help her with her problem.and for aborting the child she was being haunted for the deciosion she made.

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  3. www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion/parental-consent-notification-laws
    This website's article shows that parent consent is allow and not allowed in certain states , states such as
    New york - doesnt need parental consent
    Georgia- parent needs to be notified 24 hours before abortion
    Mississippi- both parents must be notified 24 hours before abortion
    Laws vary throughout every state

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  4. Claim:The United States has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the world.

    Evidence:research shows that a sexually active teenage girl who does not use regular contraception has a 90 percent chance of becoming pregnant within one year.

    pregnancy.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Stories_on_Teenage_Pregnancy

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  5. http://www.guttmacher.org/media/nr/2005/01/14/

    Claim: teen parents agree with teen about birth control.

    Evidence:Parents and policymakers will be glad to know that teens are talking with their parents about sex and birth control. At the same time, these findings are a warning that forcing parental involvement in these issues could backfire, driving young people to have unprotected sex and putting their health and lives at risk.

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    1. Many teens teens will be encouraged to have sex while using birth control because they think that using birth control and talking to parents means they can do the specific thing.

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  6. http://www.guttmacher.org/media/nr/2005/01/14/

    Claim: teen parents agree with teen about birth control.

    Evidence:Parents and policymakers will be glad to know that teens are talking with their parents about sex and birth control. At the same time, these findings are a warning that forcing parental involvement in these issues could backfire, driving young people to have unprotected sex and putting their health and lives at risk.

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  7. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/12/31/nicki-minaj-haunted-by-early-abortion/21095941/ This pretty much says that for some teens the best decision is to have an abortion because some teens that become mothers don't have anything to offer a baby just like nicki minaj at the time of her pregnancy.

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    1. Counterclaim - Maybe some teens could offer many stuff Nicki Minaj couldn't offer at the time.

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    2. because she did not tell her parents she did not have anyone to support her and have someone help offer the baby what it needs,and this is what caused her to have an abortion in the first place.

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  8. Claim:When faced with an unplanned pregnancy, almost 50 percent of all teen girls choose abortion.

    Evidence:Some dont need parental consent.

    pregnancy.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Stories_on_Teenage_Pregnancy

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    1. I searched up "percent of teen abortion" I found several of numbers rather than 50%. Make sure the websites are trusted and well known.

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    2. Counter Claim: Most need parental consent because they might regret their decision in the future. Also they might would be more comfortable if they had parental consent.

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    3. Many teen girls choose abortion because they cannot take in the responsibility and they don't have any help. They also would rather not having to get parental consent because they feel that they have let down their families.

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    4. when it is a unplanned pregnancy the parents would offer help and support for the baby because teen girls did not expect to have a baby.

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    5. i feel like there should be parental consent when stuff like this happen at a early age

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    6. Teens should need parental consent to get an abortion.

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  9. Claim : A teen didn't notify parents about her pregnancy because they would force her to get abortion.

    Evidence: A teen gives birth and gets arrested for hiding baby in a grocery bag under a sink. But the child was found alive She didn't tell her parents and her baby fathers parents because she was scared they would tell her to get an abortion.

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    1. Counterclaim: The teen should have told her parents and her baby father because even though they would have made her get an abortion the baby wouldn't be under a sink in a grocery bag. It could have died in the bag.

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    2. Counterclaim: Teen should have told her parents so that they can find a proper way to deal with the situation

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    3. they should let the parents know cause teens in these ages don't know how to take care of a child.there still developing and don't know the sacrifices they need to do. they would have to leave school,start working,and might have to live somewhere else cause some parents wont like to have a pregnant child.

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    4. She should have told them instead of hurting the baby like that. Why keep a baby and abuse it.

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  10. Claim: Celebrity couldn't tell mother

    Evidence: Celebrity couldn't tell her mother she was pregnant

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/04/14/girls-star-jemima-kirke-opens-up-about-abortion/25775973/

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    1. Counterclaim: Why couldn't she? What would happen?

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    2. Counterclaim: Why couldn't she tell her mother about the abortion? It's devastating to a parent not knowing her child was pregnant. It would of been great to tell her mother so they can make a decision about it, instead of having an abortion.

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    3. Counterclaim: maybe she should tell her mother so that her mother at least has an idea of the pregnancy and can figure out what she can do with the baby instead of the daughter keeping the secret.

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  11. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/13/paraguay-human-rights-abortion-global-post/27226691/

    Claim: Paraguay does not believe in abortion

    Reasoning: Religious beliefs

    Evidence: A 10 year old was raped by her stepfather but the people believe that it's not considered a valid reason for abortion"in this fiercely Roman Catholic Church"

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    1. The country could have different beliefs about a certain things and the population and people could think something different. But people should have the right to do what they want.

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    2. i feel like they shouldve made her have an abortion because i wouldnt want my baby looking like me and uncle or one of family memeber that raped me and that would out my child thrrew stuff cause i vwouldnt give it enough care and love because that my rapist baby too

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  12. Claim: The parents may have not approved of having their daughter give birth.

    Evidence: A 13 year old is a mother of a newborn and leaves the newborn in a dumpster. The parents were not aware of the pregnancy but are now furious.

    http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-mother-newborn-dumpster-13-20141013-story.html

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    1. Counterclaim: I can make an hypothesis that their is something wrong with this article. How can you not notice your own daughter pregnant for 9 months. I would agree about putting a newborn in the dumpster.

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    2. The parents should have been notified not only because she is a minor but because she didn't know what to do with baby.

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    3. parents are angry because even if they are mad you had the baby they would still try to help you and also would be mad because you put the baby in a dumpster like if it was a doll.

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    4. i feel like she was wrong for that she shoudve put for apdoption or wouldve told her paren ts cause many people cant have babies and i understand that she young and she brung a miracle to this world

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    5. Parents should be notified about their teens pregnancy. Because most teens get abortions or hurt the baby without parents knowing. Parents should be able to understand their child and help with a decision.

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  13. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/05/girl-raped-stepfather-pregnant-abortion-paraguay/26915819/ 10 year old girl gets raped by stepfather and is 22 weeks pregnant aand government declined order for her to have an abortion.

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    1. Counterclaim: Where is the mother? Where is her father? Why wasn't she able to make the decision? Her family at least could of made a decision? The government should realize this girl is still a kid.

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  14. Claim: Kirke couldn't tell her mom that she was pregnant because she was scared, so at the beginning she had to hide it from her mom.

    Evidence: I" couldn't tell my mother that I was pregnant, I had to pay for it out of pocket. I did have to empty my checking account, what I had in there, and get some from my boyfriend."

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/04/14/girls-star-jemima-kirke-opens-up-about-abortion/25775973/

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    1. Counterclaim: She should have told her mom about the baby no matter what she felt because even thou she was scared the mother could have helped or even helped her out with the abortion fee.

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    2. Counterclaim: Shouldn't the mother realize that her daughters account was empty for some sort of reason? I would of asked my daughter what happened to it. Sometimes it isn't always the teen, it's also the parents that don't watch over their own kids.

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    3. Maybe if she talked to her mother about what was happening they could have compromised.

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    4. i feel like all children should talk to parent about anything and shouldnt be scared

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    5. teens should of not hide that there pregnancy cause they might just make it worst.it can bring to bigger problems then just telling at first and things might be calmer.

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  15. Claim: Ohio Rep agrees with the abortion rights.

    Evidence: "announced in a Wednesday op-ed that his views have shifted over a 14-year political career and he now supports abortion rights for women."

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/28/ohio-rep-tim-ryan-abortion-position/22465251/

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    1. Many people don't support abortion because of their beliefs and views

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  16. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/06/pregnant-teen-gives-birth-hides-baby-under-sink/13661337/ in this passage a girl hides baby under the sink because she was previously forced to have a abortion.

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  17. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/06/pregnant-teen-gives-birth-hides-baby-under-sink/13661337/ To sum this up its about a 18 year old lady gives birth in a bathroom and hides the baby under the sink and the reason for her doing this is because she was pregnant before and her parents and her babys father forced her to get an abortion which is unfair because its really her choice.

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    1. Counter Claim: Parents know best so making her get an abortion is probably best for her because they think that she isn't capable enough to raise a child because she is still young and has her whole life ahead of her.

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  18. Claim : Parental consent is enforced in some states but in other states it isn't being enforced

    Evidence: At Planned Parenthood of Greater Boston, Annie Faulkner answers a call from a 16-year-old who wants an abortion but does not want to get her parents' consent, as the law requires. In many other states with laws requiring girls under 18 years old who want an abortion to get the consent of a parent or a judge. In Indianapolis, abortion clinics advise minors to go to Kentucky or Illinois, where such laws are not being enforced, rather than go before a judge in Indiana.

    www.nytimes.com/1992/05/28/us/parental-consent-to-abortion-how-enforcement-can-vary.html

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    1. Children are the parents' responsibility! It is the parents' responsibility to be involved in the child's decisions. It is not right for the child to be hiding anything, especially something so major as a pregnancy, from their parents who want the best for them. If the parents are notified, they can help the child through the experience and can help them make an educated, informed decision.

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    2. i feel like it should apply in all statesd and countires and boroughs and citys

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  19. Claim: Teen gets pregnant and does something dumb

    Evidence: 18 year old teen got pregnant and didnt want her parents to know and hid it under the sink. When parents found out forced to give it abortion.

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/06/pregnant-teen-gives-birth-hides-baby-under-sink/13661337/

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    1. Medical Decision We don't let teens drive, drink, smoke, or vote due to their immaturity with making important decisions. Making decisions regarding life/death and medical procedures follow this. Why should parents be notified if their child takes an aspirin at school for a head ache, but not for an abortion ? Also, how many children might get abortions due to rape, feel ashamed, and try to hide it ? Also, teens are getting pregnant younger. The last thing we need is a 10 or 11-year-old making potentially devastating decisions about her body and her parents don't know.

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    2. teens donot get pregnant and do nothing dumb some of us is smart and take care our baby be independent single mother and still get out education

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    3. The teen shouldn't have been scared to tell her parents and her parents shouldn't have made her get an abortion if she didn't want it

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  20. Claim: The United States is known for having the highest rate of teen pregnancy in the world


    Evidence: Researchers found that a sexual active teenage girls who doesn't use protection regularly has a high chance to become pregnant within a year

    http://pregnancy.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Stories_on_Teenage_Pregnancy

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    1. the reason we have the highest rate is because teens dont tell parents when they are having sex so parents wouldnt be able to tell them to have sex safely.

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    2. After different suggestions are implemented the right might go down.

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    3. A hormonal, hyperreactive teenager should not get the only voice when she gets pregnant. It is nonsensical that a teenager might be too young to drink or vote or be held to her contracts or join the military or marry without her parents' consent or even drive, but can get an abortion without her parents' knowledge and without consulting either with them or a with a judge. It's a significant medical procedure with huge potential physical, moral, psychological, emotional, and social implications for the rest of her life; she can't just get an abortion and pretend she was never pregnant. Parents have a right to be involved in making such a momentous decision, even if not given the final decision. They deserve to know what's going on in the child's life and be involved in such life-changing decisions.

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  21. Nicki Minaj opens up about having an abortion as a teenager. It 'haunted' her all life, but felt it was the right decision at the time.
    www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/12/31/nicki-minaj-haunted-by-early-abortion/21095941/

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  22. When faced with an unplanned pregnancy, almost 50 percent of all teen girls choose abortion.
    pregnancy.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Stories_on_Teenage_Pregnancy

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    1. pregnant teens should honestly notify someone if not their parent then at least someone close to them because that person can give them advice and share their feeling on the matter and make them choose the best decision

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  23. claim: Paraguay is saying that they should not do abortion.

    Evidence: Because of their faith. They saying that shes " she's old enough to be a mother."

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/13/paraguay-human-rights-abortion-global-post/27226691/



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    1. Counter Claim: Its her choice if she should get it because if she thinks she ready to have a child she will keep it if she dosent its her choice.

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  24. Claim: Raped by step father and told not to get abortion.

    Evidence: A 10 year old got pregnant by her step father and was told not to get abortion because its not a reason to get one.

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/13/paraguay-human-rights-abortion-global-post/27226691/

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  25. Claim: When you're making a pregnancy announcement as a teen you might be really frightened.
    Evidence: Teens are scared because parents may take it wrong. And they may have had history with there parents and they might not know whats going to happen to them.

    pregnancy.about.com/u/ua/unplannedpregnancy/teen-pregnancy-advice.htm

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    1. There parents should be notified because they might have been through the teen pregnancy and they would know how you might have felt if they would have been notified.

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    2. Its a difficult situation but if your brave enough to have sex and come out pregnant, you should be brave enough to announce it. Take responsibility for your own actions. Why have sex without protection ?

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  26. This article is explaining why parents shouldnt be allowed to be notified if their child is being given sexual health

    http://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/08/style/issue-and-debate-adolescents-parents-and-birth-control.html

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  27. Claim: Parents don't approve teen to get birth control
    Evidence: Teens don't use birth control because they fear parental judgement.

    http://wwlp.com/2015/05/07/teens-skip-birth-control-because-they-fear-parental-judgment/

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    1. Parents should let their children take birth control because although it doesn't keep you 99% percent of the time, you can never be to sure.

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  28. Claim: Teen makes her own decision

    Evidence: Nicki Minaj talks about having an abortion as a teenager. It 'haunted' her all life, but felt it was the right decision at the time.

    www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/12/31/nicki-minaj-haunted-by-early-abortion/21095941/

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  29. claim: the girls mothers wasn.t aware of her childs pregnancy .
    Evidence: After the child gave birth, she left the baby at the garbage without her parents knowing. After her mom found out she was very mad at her because what she did was stupid.
    http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-mother-newborn-dumpster-13-20141013-story.html

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    1. Counterclaim: I wouldn't agree for it to be a stupid decision because what the daughter did was what she thought was good.

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  30. Claim: The law against parental notification is inconclusive on wheither they should change because there can be violence and injustice in the home

    http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18782-parental-notification-laws-obstruct-abortion-access

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  31. Claim : parents forced a teen to get an abortion

    Evidence : After a 5 month relationship with boyfriend, 16 year old teenage girl gets pregnant, then forced to get an abortion from parents.

    http://teenabortionissues.com/

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    1. parents do not for a teen to get abortion its they decession

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  32. http://www.childtrends.org/?indicators=teen-abortions
    claim: Abortion rates have dropped
    Evidence: The abortion rate among teens ages 15 to 19 declined by 64 percent between 1990 and 2010. Among both older and younger teens, abortion rates have been declining since the late 1980s..

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  33. Nicky Minaj says that when she ended up giving abortion, it haunted all her life. She said
    "It'd be contradictory if I said I wasn't pro-choice. I wasn't ready. I didn't have anything to offer a child."
    http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/12/31/nicki-minaj-haunted-by-early-abortion/21095941/

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  34. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/05/03/pregnant-woman-feticide-charge/26838389/

    Claim:She couldn't tell her parents because of her religious background

    Reasoning: She got pregnant with a married man she had an affair.

    Evidence: she took abortion drugs, she had miscarried and discarded the body in a dumpster.

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  35. Claim: It haunts and hurts her because she aborted the child.

    Evidence: 18 year old had her first time with her boyfriend, and regretted doing it because she had to give up the baby.

    http://teenabortionissues.com/

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  36. Claim: The highest teen pregnancy rate is in the united states

    Evidence:Almost 350,000 U.S. teenagers under the age of 18 become pregnant each year. Approximately 82% of these pregnancies are unintended. Fifty-five percent of pregnant teenagers give birth, 14% have miscarriages, and 31% have abortions.

    https://www.aclu.org/laws-restricting-teenagers-access-abortion

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    1. its more than that its more teens

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  37. http://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion/parental-consent-notification-laws

    Claim:your state may require one or both of your parents to give permission for your abortion or be told of your decision prior to the abortion.

    You can ask a judge to excuse you from getting permission or telling your parent or guardian. (This is called a "judicial bypass.") -

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  38. Claim: Abortion facts

    Evidence: Bronx Abortion has been providing abortion services for women in New york since 1973

    http://www.abortionbronx.com/teenage-abortion.html?gclid=COWQl-Sl08UCFYsRHwod7xgAQg

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  39. Claim: Mother of teen tricked her and got pregnant.

    Evidence: She was 15 and did it with one of her acquaintances, and got pregnant.

    http://teenabortionissues.com/

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  40. Claim: Abortion Facts

    Evidence: Bronx abortion has been providing abortion services for women in Newyork since 1973.

    http://www.abortionbronx.com/teenage-abortion.html?gclid=COWQl-Sl08UCFYsRHwod7xgAQg

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  41. Claim: Forced to have abortion because of parents.

    Evidence: Teen got pregnant with her boyfriend and her parents forced her to get a abortion, but her boyfriends parents didnt want too.

    http://teenabortionissues.com/

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    1. Counter Claim : Parents should not be telling their kids to do with THEIR BODY . If one of the parents wanted the teens to keep the baby , and the other parents didnt they should of talked to the kids and see what THEY WANT because they are the ones in the situation not the parents .

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    2. Counterclaim: I disagree with this because the teen should have kept it to herself because of what her parents suggested when they found out about the pregnancy.

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    3. The teen shouldn't have got the abortion because its up to her if she wanted to keep the baby or not it wasn't up to anyone else to choose for her

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  42. Claim:Teens are scared to tell their parents .
    Evidence: Among those adolescents who did not talk to their parents, about one-third had already experienced violence in the family and feared it would occur again.

    www.latimes.com/opinion/la-oew-gerace-short22-2008oct22-story.html#page=1

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    1. Counterclaim: Teens should still notify their parents about sexual health services because they have a right to know about what's going on in their child's body. Even though the family will probably do something, they should still be notified of what's going on in the child they take care of.

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  43. teenabortionissues.com/teen-who-aborted-7-years-ago-still-feels-guilty/

    This story is basically about a girl who was 13 and had a boy friend for 2 years and she got pregnant and her mother made her get an abortion and she didn't want to but her mom made her if not she would have sent her to the juvenile center and she felt guilty about ever second of her life after she did it

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    1. Counter Claim : the parent should let the child make the decision and SUPPORT them not THREATEN them to send them somewhere they are scared .

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  44. Claim:We don't want more teens not going to college

    Evidence: We don't want more minors becoming parents and not going to college
    .
    www.debate.org/opinions/do-parents-have-a-right-to-know-of-a-childs-pregnancy-or-abortion

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    1. Counter Claim : Teenagers can do whatever they want and if they want a baby young then that's up to them , and if they decided not to go to college that is their responsibility .

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    2. Pregnancy does stop teens from finishing schools and its not a good thing because they wont get anywhere in life without their education.

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  45. Claim: Nicki Minaj haunted about the decision to have an abortion as a teen.

    Evidence: Nicki Minaj talks about her experience of having an abortion in her new album The PinkPrint. She talks about being a teenager and being impregnated by her first love who was older than her while she was in high school. She then ended up having to make a decision to have an abortion. She says she wasn't ready for a child and she didn't have anything to offer a child.

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/12/31/nicki-minaj-haunted-by-early-abortion/21095941/

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  46. Claim: teens should make their own decisions.

    Evidence:A Girl States"Its not their body going through the ordeal, and whether or not you decide to keep the baby is not their decision to make."

    www.debate.org/opinions/do-parents-have-a-right-to-know-of-a-childs-pregnancy-or-abortion

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  47. Claim: If the child, however young and immature she may seem should not be forced to undergo an abortion or should not be forced not to have an abortion.

    Evidence:Parents will almost always want to tell the child whether they can keep it or not, it might cause problems, or force certain people to live under circumstances which they do not want to endure.

    www.debate.org/opinions/do-parents-have-a-right-to-know-of-a-childs-pregnancy-or-abortion

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  48. Claim: Abortion should be legal and available to a woman of any age and remain confidential.

    Evidence:I don't think there is a need for the parents to know, as long as the child is educated about abortion, birth control, and given a method of birth control, such as an IUD, after an abortion. If the child can't relate to the parent enough to tell them, there is a viable reason, aside from fear of disapproval.

    www.debate.org/opinions/do-parents-have-a-right-to-know-of-a-childs-pregnancy-or-abortion

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    1. Counterclaim: I think the parents would be sad if the daughter was tell them years later. Teens should always be confident and wanting to tell they're parents because they can help with the decision-making.

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    2. i think parents should be know whats going on w the childs body , because if shes not old enough she wont know how to take care of her self, she would need someone helping her or supporting one

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  49. Claim: Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed a bill to ban abortion starting at the midpoint of a full-term pregnancy.
    Evidence: Many are saying that it is designed to protect women's health, while abortion-rights advocates say it's unconstitutional.

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  50. teenabortionissues.com/teen-who-aborted-was-tricked-by-her-mother/

    The story is about a girl who got tricked into getting an abortion by her mother because her mom read her text massages while she was at school and then after she felt so guilty about it that she tried to kill herself three times

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    1. Counterclaim: How would the girl get tricked into getting an abortion. She should be able to get an abortion if she really wants to because its her decision.

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  51. Claim: Confidntial health services are very important because patients need to feel like they can trust that their sexual orientation isnt going to be known by people they didnt want it known by this can help the adolescents recieve the correct health care and services

    http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/publications-a-z/516-adolescent-access-to-confidential-health-services

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  52. Claim:Do We Want A better economy Then let teens have abortions.

    Evidence:Society and the economy will benefit if it is easier for minors to have abortions.

    www.debate.org/opinions/do-parents-have-a-right-to-know-of-a-childs-pregnancy-or-abortion

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    1. Counterclaim: How would it benefit if children are being killed?

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    2. I disagree Society wouldn't be better because the children that are being killed through abortion were the future. They probably could have been the ones who would have found a cure for cancer.

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  53. Claim:They're choice to have unprotected sex

    Evidence: People at a young age shouldn't be having sex in the first place. If they choose to have abortion then let them. Maybe next time they'll think twice about sex without protection. But they should try and keep the baby since it was they're mistake that made it so deal with it.

    www.debate.org/opinions/do-parents-have-a-right-to-know-of-a-childs-pregnancy-or-abortion

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  54. Claim : The state required no parental notification

    Evidence :The Governor's Commission, with but one objection, voted not to require parental notification. A number of us on the commission had long dealt with teen-agers and families in a variety of professional situations and knew, beyond little doubt, that not only would a mandatory requirement not be adhered to but, based on our experience, in most cases if exercised would do far more harm than good.

    http://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/06/opinion/letter-on-abortion-the-problem-of-parental-notification.html

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    1. I disagree, because parents should be able to know what's going on in their kids body especially if they're still living under their parents concern

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  55. Claim:A child is their own person, and I do not believe parents should have the right to their child's body.

    Evidence:Telling parents about their child's pregnancy or abortion can have very negative effects for the child; they may not act in the most sensible way to avoid this eventuality occurring.

    www.debate.org/opinions/do-parents-have-a-right-to-know-of-a-childs-pregnancy-or-abortion

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  56. Claim: No, parents do not have a right to know of a child's pregnancy or abortion, because it is her private body.
    Evidence:The child's body is her own, and not her parents, so she should be able to do whatever she wants to, to her own body. There is no reason to get her parents involved if she does not want them to be, because the child has a right to privacy too.

    www.debate.org/opinions/do-parents-have-a-right-to-know-of-a-childs-pregnancy-or-abortion

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  57. Claim:I think that a child should tell a parent about pregnancy if they want to.

    Evidence: I know that parents feel like they should know all of this personal kind of stuff about their children. Truthfully though children should be in control of their own body and not have to tell their parents if for some reason they don't want to. It would be unfair to force a child to tell their parents.

    www.debate.org/opinions/do-parents-have-a-right-to-know-of-a-childs-pregnancy-or-abortion

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  58. Claim: Getting abortions without parental notification

    Evidence: You can get counseling and abortion services at a clinic especially for teens. You can get sexual health services at a clinic without parents permission or knowledge. Services are confidential free or low-cost and open for all.

    http://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/service/1013/abortion-for-teens

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    1. Counter Claim : Teens should not be getting a abortion without the parental notification , because they dont know what can happen or how they might feel after , so they should get permission from their parents and also get support from them .

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    2. teens should get abortions with parental notification because their parents deserve to know what the teens decision is

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  59. Claim:Abortion clinic closes and avoids fine after fatality
    Evidence:When a 18 year teen Antonesha Ross went seeking a first-trimester abortion, a doctor examined her and found that she had an upper respiratory infection with swelling in her throat and "beefy red" tonsils so the doctor told her she would have to wait. A few days after the teen went and had the abortion by a doctor who disregarded that the teen had an infection. Within hours of the operation she went into cardiopulmonary arrest and died.State officials imposed $36,000 in fines in October 2011 over Ross' care, as well as for poor sanitation and staffing violations. But the clinic's owner, Larisa Rozansky, has yet to pay, creating another source of outrage for Ross' grieving family.
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-abortion-death-met-20150216-story.html#page=1

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  60. Claim: teens should use birth control

    Reasoning: Teen believe they shouldn't use because it doesn't work

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/rampage/wp/2014/10/17/the-sex-ed-gap/

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    1. teens shouldn't use birth control they should just get an abortion if needed it would be a better way.

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    2. Teens use birth control for protection and many don't use it because they believe it does not work.

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    3. teens shouldnt use birth control they should know how to protect themselves when they have sex

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    4. They should use birth control It does work if they use it properly.

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  61. Claim: no more teens not going to college

    Evidence: adult are tired of minors becoming parents and not going to college
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    www.debate.org/opinions/do-parents-have-a-right-to-know-of-a-childs-pregnancy-or-abortion

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  62. Claim: Arguments Against Parental Notification
    Evidence: A 16-year-old high-school junior was in a conference room in Boro Hall Center of Planned Parenthood and talked about why she had chosen to keep secret from her mother about an abortion she had.
    http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F02E4DF1F3EE432A25751C2A9639C946990D6CF

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  63. Claim:Teen can make there own decisions and deal with their own consequences , social damage,realizing reality and most of all the relationship with their parents

    Website: http://debatewise.org/debates/2308-minors-should-be-able-to-obtain-abortions-without-parental-consent/

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  64. http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/may/26/abortion-parental-notification-bill-draws-heated-t/
    This states that parents should be notified for sexual health services for minors.
    "Nevada lawmakers are considering a hot-button measure that would make the state the 39th to require parents to be notified before their child gets an abortion."
    This evidence supports why parents should be notified about minors and sexual health because it states that parents have the right to know about their child undergoing medical procedures.

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