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Mother loses abortion advice case |
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Mrs Sue Axon, a mother of two teenage daughters, lost her case in the High Court on 23rd January. She had claimed the right to be informed if her underage daughters had been referred for abortion; the judge ruled that parental rights under human rights legislation were overridden by the child’s right to “confidential advice from doctors.”
In Texas, the abortion rates for girls aged 15 to 18 fell after a parental notification law took effect in 2000, the New England Journal of Medicine reported on 9 March 06.
Abortion rates fell by 16% among 17-year olds, 20% among 16-year olds and 11% among 15%-year olds.
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