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...there is such a law in Indiana, where the Bells live and where their daughter Becky, 17, died after an illegal abortion. In 1984 the state legislature voted to require a minor to get a parent's permission for an abortion or else to convince a judge that she is mature enough to make the decision...
Should a teenage girl have the right -- and the burden -- of deciding about abortion on her own? Isn't abortion at least as serious a medical procedure as a tonsillectomy or a tooth extraction, both of which require parental involvement in most states? Shouldn't the law force a parent and a child to communicate, especially if the child is in trouble...
Last week the Supreme Court faced these tough questions in its first abortion rulings since the landmark Webster decision last July. In a 5-to-4 vote, the Justices upheld a Minnesota law requiring unwed teenagers to notify both parents before an abortion if the law allows minors to go to a judge instead. In a 6-to-3 vote, the court upheld Ohio's requirement that a physician notify one parent of a pregnant minor of her intent to have an abortion; it also provided for judicial bypass...
...fool a doctor, it can fool any parent and it certainly can fool parents who rely on spiritual healing because it gets worse, it gets better," Klieman said...
...Golf Illustrated. Service and life-style magazines, meanwhile, , are attracting some keenly interested, well-financed investors. American Express recently acquired D (for Dallas) and Atlanta as part of a plan to expand into 20 city markets. And on June 1 Time Inc. Magazines paid approximately $215 million for the parent company of Sunset magazine, a West Coast life-style publication. Says Ryder: "The next twelve to 18 months represent one of the great buying opportunities of all time...