title: People v. Stockton Pregnancy Control Medical Clinic, Inc., 28 July 1988.
abstract: The defendants, a pregnancy control clinic and physicians, appealed a decision enjoining them from violating a California statute that required them to report as child abuse instances where minors under the age of 14 were diagnosed as being pregnant, as having a sexually transmitted disease, or as suffering from the complications of an abortion.  The Court reversed part of the lower court decision and held that the defendants did not have to report voluntary sexual contact where the parties are of similar age.  However, it also ruled that where the parties were of disparate age, such a reporting requirement did not violate the constitutional right to privacy of minors and served the compelling state interest of preventing child abuse.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D002140:California; D002649:Child Abuse; D003415:Crime; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services; D007603:Jurisprudence; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012940:Social Problems; D014481:United States
keywords: Abortion, Induced--legal aspects; Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; California; Child Abuse; Court Decision; Crime; Data Collection; Data Reporting--legal aspects; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Minors; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Research Methodology; Sex Behavior; Social Problems; United States