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Originally Posted by luxinterior
If a girl wants an abortion she should be able to get one. By making it a requirement that parents give their consent will only fuck up the situation even more, because many parents will end up forcing their daughter to carry the baby to term, and that is wrong. Yes, it's a surgical procedure, but you can't tell me that getting an abortion is anything like having your appendix taken out. There is an obvious stigma surrounding abortion. The subject itself makes people act irrationally. And because of that, parental consent should not be required.
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Risks of surgical abortion include:
- Excessive bleeding
- Infection of the uterus or fallopian tubes
- Damage to the uterus or cervix
- Emotional or psychological distress
The risks of surgical abortion increase as a woman gets further along in her pregnancy. That's why it's important to make a decision about abortion as early as possible, when the procedure is safest.
Risks of medical (non-surgical) abortion include:
- Prolonged bleeding
- Fetus not passing completely from body, making surgery necessary
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Pain
The risks for any anesthesia are:
- Reactions to medications
- Problems breathing
The risks for any surgery are:
these are the kinds of things parents should know about. if the parents are to ignorant to make a proper decision, you honestly believe that the teenage child they are raising is some how more educated and can make a more mature decision taking into consideration properly the above risks? or does a scared child who is 15 not know about risks, which explains the situation she is in to begin with, and could she be exposing herself to dangers without proper advice. it is a parent's right and responsibility to take care, medically, of the health of their children.
since when is the hospital, or even worse, the free clinic such a safe place, where minors can go in unattended to have surgical procedures which can risk their health and safety? they can't get tattoos, they can't get piercings, they can't smoke, but they can have potentially dangerous surgical procedures or get access to potentially dangerous drugs and medication?
its like steel pulse sang, "they've all gone crazy..."