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Article: Parental consent bill advances
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- The Topeka Capital-Journal
- Article date:
- March 26, 1999
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House to take final vote on abortion restriction.
The Associated Press
The House renewed the Legislature's annual debate on abortion
Thursday, advancing a bill that would require physicians to get a
parent's permission before ending the pregnancy of a girl less than
18.
House members gave the bill first-round approval on a 67-35 vote.
Passage on a final vote -- which is expected given past House votes
on abortion issues -- would send the bill to the Senate.
State law requires a physician to notify a parent or guardian of
plans to end a minor's pregnancy. A girl can petition a district
court judge to avoid the notification requirement.
Nothing in the law prevents a physician from performing ...