International Journal of Law, Policy, and the Family
More than three decades after Roe v. Wade, there is little constitutional wiggle room regarding abortion regulation; only the issues of late-term and teen abortion remain. This position paper argues that statutes in 34 states requiring pregnant minors to either notify or secure the consent of their parents before having a legal abortion are “less concerned with developing nuanced policies to improve the quality of teenage health or decision making, than with securing a set of political goals aimed at making abortion harder to get, restoring parental authority, and punishing girls for having sex.” Free. 14 pages. (212) 854-5478, http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=952538.
