Florida's most vulnerable teens in danger

The Florida of Planned Parenthood Affiliates sent out an urgent action today, urging all Florida residents to contact their Representative TODAY to urge them to vote NO on HB 1527.

The Parental Notification law went into effect less than a year ago and already Representative John Stargel (R-Lakeland) is attempting to dismantle the judicial bypass process making it more difficult for our most vulnerable young women, desperate young women who can't confide in a parent, to have access to the courts.

The Florida House of Representatives is going to VOTE on Represenataive John Stargel's Bill (HB 1527) tomorrow.

THE SOLE INTENT OF HB 1527 IS TO DISMANTLE THE JUDICIAL BYPASS SYSTEM OF THE PARENTAL NOTIFICATION LAW IN FLORIDA!

Call your Representative NOW!

And tell them to VOTE NO on HB 1527 because:
Over 96% of young women are notifying their parents prior to having an abortion. In the first 6 months, only 162 young women--less than 5%-- of the 3,500 minors seeking abortions went to court seeking a judicial waiver. (Each year about 16,000 minors get pregnant and about 7,000 seek abortions.)

This means that the Parental Notification law is basically designed for the other 4% of girls who may not have the same conducive living environment as these other 96% of girls do.
The government can NOT mandate good communication in families and this law does nothing of the kind.

Only the most vulnerable young women seek judicial waiver--and for good reason. Some of these young women are victims of rape or abuse and go to court to prove it is in their best interest not to inform their parents.

There is no justifiable reason to change the law!

The facts about HB 1527:

o This bill requires doctors in life-threatening emergency situations to notify the parent first and save their daughters life second.
o This bill significantly delays access to safe health care by increasing the amount of time the court has to hear a case and issue a final opinion from 48 hours to 28 days providing no protections for young women’s health.

Each year in Florida there are 50,000 teen pregnancies and Florida ranks 6th in the country in the number of teen pregnancies. Our focus should be on reducing the need for abortion by preventing unintended teen pregnancies through education, information, and health care.

What if the doctor can't reach the parents?
And...why is a minor's life less important and less valuable than a fetus?
Why does the Ridiculous Reich insist that fetal rights trump a woman's life?