July 11, 2003
FL parental consent law struck down
The SP Times reports on a significant ruling by the State Supreme Court in which Florida’s parental notification law for abortions was struck down:
The ruling will help girls in fractured families, said Gloria Feldt, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
"It's optimal when young women involve their parents in reproductive health decisions, but it just doesn't work out that way," she said. "We know from working with teens . . . that the ones who are most at risk for unintended pregnancies may be the least able to turn to their parents in a crisis situation."
Feldt stressed that for many pregnant girls, there is "virtually no distinction" between having to tell a parent about a pregnancy and getting a parent's consent for an abortion.
Girls forced to tell may face abuse, or may harm themselves rather than talk, said Howard Simon, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida.
"When the courts force family involvement, the consequences frequently have been catastrophic - suicide, beatings and so on," he said.
Jeb is already talking about replacing the sricken law with another version:
Gov. Jeb Bush said he may go to lawmakers with a new bill.
"I'm really disappointed," Bush told reporters Thursday. "It's hard to believe that we live in a society where parents wouldn't be notified of an abortion, which is a very profound decision."
Easy for an unimaginative rich white male to say. In Jeb’s world, everyone is wealthy, pale skinned, and a member of what Jeb would consider a “normal” family: mom, dad, a coupla kids, a suburban house, good public schools (or private schools if there’re too many darkies being bussed in by those damn liberal courts), and church on Sunday. Places like Columbine, where good family values lead to stable, predictable, problem-free lives.
In Jeb’s world, anyone who does not fit into his stereotypically narrow vision of an average Christian family is marginalized and, in the Christian tradition, punished severely for their sins. In Jeb’s world, it is inconceivable that a daughter might be seeking to abort the result of a rape by her father or uncle. And if a father, upon hearing of his daughter’s decision to abort his brother’s spawn, decides to beat his daughter senseless, well that’s just strong parenting.
Strong parenting is a proven winner: just ask Jenna, if you can ever catch her sober, and if you offer Jeb’s daughter, Noelle, some Xanax, she’ll loosen up and admit that she really likes it when her daddy spanks her.
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