The impact of a parental notification law on adolescent abortion decision-making.
In 1984, we investigated the impact of a parental notification statue with judicial bypass procedures in Minnesota. Subjects were interviewed on the day of their abortion at four Minnesota and two Wisconsin clinics. Relatively few were aware of the statute in Minnesota. Parental notification rates were similar in Minnesota and Wisconsin, which has no parental notification statute.
D000029:Abortion, Legal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D008910:Minnesota; D033242:Minors; D035622:Parental Notification; D010290:Parents; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D014922:Wisconsin