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Online article published on law and technology website LLRX.com in 2009, looking at US laws relating to parental involvement when abortions are sought by minors. The author is Diana Philip of the Women's Health Leadership Network, who is also on the advisory board for Lilith: A Fund for Reproductive Equity. The article outlines the history of young women's reproductive rights in the US, providing references to key texts and links to landmark cases. Covers the emergence of parental involvement laws and outlines arguments for and against; examines options for adolescents to obtain a judicial bypass to parental involvement statutes. Also looks at research into minors' decision making capacity regarding pregnancy and abortion.
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