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Article: Parental Consent for Abortion Required
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- September 29, 1987
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Most minors will need permission from a parent or court to have
an abortion under a new California law, versions of which other
states have struck down as unconstitutional.
Gov. George Deukmejian (R) announced Sunday that he had signed
the bill, which will require that an unemancipated minor, typically
under 18, have permission from a parent, guardian or court to obtain
an abortion, except in a medical emergency.
Opponents vowed to fight ...