Question about Abortion laws?

Question

I was wondering about abortion laws. I am just curious about the laws. I live in Pennsylvania and if you are under the age of 18 you need parental consent for an abortion. But in New Jersey you don't need parental consent. So can you just go to New Jersey to get an abortion? Or would they not allow it since you live in Pennsylvania?

Answer 1

If you are underage you may want to check this site out to see about parental consent laws and whatnot. http://www.sexetc.org/state



PENN- If you are under 18 years old and want an abortion, one parent must give permission before you can get one. This is called “parental consent.” If that’s not possible, you are able to ask a judge for permission, or get special permission if it’s an emergency. This is called “judicial bypass.”



NJ- If you are under or over 18 years old and want an abortion, you are not required to ask your parent/s or guardian for permission, or tell them.



~The republicans want a federal ban on abortion, knowing that would never pass they would rather chance it state by state and let them individually decide what laws they have. It's not a simple matter of women's rights to me it's more of a human right. The abortion issue should not be left to the states to decide. It is not a local issue when a fetus becomes a person! Again that is a human rights issue and human rights don't change as you cross borders!

When it is left up to the states, the fringe element can take over and things like South Dakota happen. The laws become so restrictive it is tantamount to impossible to get. There is only one clinic in the whole state of South Dakota that preforms abortions and it is only open one day a week.



Anyway I'll hop off my soap box now and just direct you to the aforementioned website. It will tell you the abortion laws state by state. Depending on what state you are in, you may not need parental consent and even if you do - you still don't, you can get a judicial bypass. Ask Planned Parenthood about it. Since you are afraid of parental notification – there are organizations set up to assist you. Contact your local National Organization of Women chapter http://www.now.org or your local Unitarian Church minister http://www.uua.org and ask about Operation Overground - a service to help transport and provide accommodation for women who must travel across states to obtain clinical abortion services. When you travel to another state without parental notification laws - you do not need to obtain permission or notification.



Email me if you have any other questions, good luck.



~Pro-Choice Momma; Have had an abortion and I have a 7 month old daughter . I believe in protecting my daughter's choice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsSQiazUvgo

Answer 2

I agree with the rights group that a women should not be able to get an abortion prior to 20 weeks. a Women should know that she is pregnant at the most 4 weeks into a pregnancy and by then she should already know if she is going to keep it or not. Getting an abortion after 20 weeks is murder, no doubt. Its the not the babies fault that its being conceived now is it? Every abortion any one has ever caught could have been a cure fore, AIDS, Cancer, and any other diseases..etc... But that child never had the chance to be born. People can freak out when an owner kicks a dog that is pregnant in the stomach, saying " oh those poor puppies!" and the owner can get animal cruelty for that, but if you think about it, ABORTION is the SAME EXACT thing, only with a human. I am not totally against abortion, i think that as long as you get it right away than no harm done, but getting one when the child can feel it is wrong is so many ways.

Answer 3

ever heard of the saying "you do the crime you do the time"?

I cant believe how everybody thinks an abortion gets rid of your problems. Having an abortion will never get rid of the child you created.

That child will always be there. that child will be on your mind constantley 24/7. mommy daddy why did you do that to me, its going to replay through your head day and night, night and day. You will feel

the pain from the abortion everyday of your life. A life you created being sucked up through a clear tube, a body so tiny you wonder if it feels the pain, If it feels the same pain you feel.

If you can be mature and old enough to have sex. and end up with a

big consquence you can be mature and old enough to go through with such and adult thing. You wont ever be your self after you have a

chunk of your life sucked through a tube. I know im not the same I live with that mistake for the rest of my life.





gosh, im sorry I didnt mean to be harsh at first or to write a book but you just dont know how it is, after its already done.

I get really frusturated when people ask about abortions.

im sorry!

Answer 4

They probably have a law about that also.