[Mrs. Don-o]

Or the girl gets an abortion without telling her parents, and slips into a spiral of self-destructive behavior, including despression, alcohol and drug abuse, promiscuity (all too familiar, fill in the blanks) and the parents are kept in the dark, wondering what the hell is going on..

Parents aren't supposed to know even about the most drastic, irreversibly destructive things some "doctor" is going to do to their girls; they're just stupposed to deal with the wreckage (and, oh yeah, pay the bills.)

[Deo volente]

Or the girl gets an abortion without telling her parents, and slips into a spiral of self-destructive behavior, including depression, alcohol and drug abuse, promiscuity (all too familiar, fill in the blanks) and the parents are kept in the dark, wondering what the hell is going on..

Not to mention the much higher probability of breast cancer down the line, associated with having an abortion at a young age.