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...sufficiently disturbing to have produced a barrage of parental involvement laws in states across the country. Thirty-four states currently require minors under the age of 18 to either notify or obtain the permission of one or both of their parents before they may legally terminate a pregnancy. This legislation??much of which has been enacted in the last decade—ostensibly reduces the number of abortions by promoting responsibility in young adults and by involving caring families in what would otherwise be a cold and lonely procedure...
...effectiveness of parental consent and notification laws—long taken for granted by supporters of such legislation??has recently come under question. In a study conducted by The New York Times, investigators found that six states that have recently enacted laws requiring either parental notification or consent saw no consistent drop in abortion rates. The study examined state health department records from Arizona, Idaho, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, uncovering “a scattering divergent of divergent trends,” according to the newspaper. While in Virginia the number of abortions obtained by those...
Verba said that the details of the compromise are still unclear, and that a final evaluation of the legislation??s impact on Harvard will have to wait until Congress votes on the renewal sometime before March 10, when key sections of the Patriot Act are due to expire...
...that have been released but not widely discussed. “We are really hopeful that Faculty will really be there at these meetings so that people understand the proposals before we make firm decisions,” Ulrich said. She added that if everything stays on track, actual legislation??the next step beyond the recommendations that are currently available—could be presented to the Faculty “beginning next semester.” —Staff writer Evan H. Jacobs can be reached at ehjacobs@fas.harvard.edu...
...certainly not alone; the typical Californian hasn’t the time to stay up on every issue, leading to frustration with the referendum process. The premise of representative government is that professional politicians—who understand the nuances of each piece of legislation??will make the legislation decisions, not ill-informed voters. If carefully considered legislation is the goal, politicians need to take the reins again.Further, ballot initiatives are often poorly written, as they are designed to pass, not to be effective laws. Take, for example, Proposition 74 on Tuesday’s ballot, regarding public...