Posted on 10/30/2006 8:24:28 AM PST by SmithL
The No on Proposition 85 campaign has begun airing a commercial that argues the parental notification initiative could put pregnant teens in danger from violent or abusive parents.
The commercial is running in coastal media markets, including San Francisco, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles and San Diego.
Following is the text and an analysis of the ad by Peter Hecht of The Bee Capitol Bureau:
•SCENE: In a seemingly tranquil setting of a residential backyard, a bubble floats in the air. It drifts by the house, where raised voices and rumbling sounds from a window suggest violence inside.
Woman's voice: "I know my daughter would come to me with issues as important as a pregnancy. I mean, I would be there for her, to help her through that difficult time. But, I wonder."
Announcer's voice: "Some girls do not enjoy the relationship with their parents that you may have. Prop. 85 would force girls to notify an abusive or violent parent that they are pregnant, and this puts them in real danger. Please, think outside your bubble and vote no on Prop. 85."
ANALYSIS: The artistic presentation of the ad hints at the most pointed fears opponents raise about the parental notification initiative: that teenage girls raised in abusive family environments could be put in greater danger.
The ad's claim that Proposition 85 would force girls to notify parents they are pregnant is technically incorrect. The initiative would require doctors -- not the girls themselves -- to notify a parent or guardian before performing abortions on girls younger than 18.
The commercial also doesn't mention that Proposition 85 would allow a minor girl to petition a juvenile court to avoid the parental notification requirement.
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A lot of things COULD happen. A parent could abuse them after they found out they went behind their back and had an abortion too.
And in fact, I suspect that like all other parental notification laws everywhere in the country, there's an avenue for the girl to appear before a judge and explain why her parents should not be notified, and the judge can waive the notification requirement.
What about those parents that would abuse their children for NOT getting an abortion or coercing them into against their will?
If they have abusive and violent parents, shouldn't the Benevolent State do something about it before the girls are pregnant?
There is a provision in the bill that a teen could go before a judge if she believes her parents would, er, "OVERREACT"
Some parents also abuse their kids by forcing them to have abortions when they don't want to.
You can dress this issue in an infinite amount of Hollywood slick filming if you want, but the issue still boils down to: No one can give my child an aspirin without my consent, but they can take my child to murder her unborn son/daughter without my knowledge. And, how you can do the cerebral calisthenics to justify it is beyond me.
Voting "No" to Proposition 85 is a molesters wet dream come true. It's a pro-molestatioin bill. Molesters will get a free invisibility shield by the liberal pro-abort democrats.
Of course there is. Do they have any statistics on parent reaction? I doubt it. It's all about " we feel, we are afraid..." I would be disappointed in my child and not be in the mood to send out shower invitations but would still love and support them.
"that teenage girls raised in abusive family environments could be put in greater danger."
Aren't teenage girls in abusive family environments already in danger? This arguement is intellectually viod of any substance. Refusal to pass a law because child abusers MIGHT beat their kids? I cannot beleieve grown people actually push this.
That is just messed up. It's so.....Soviet.
If you have a violent/abusive parent, aren't you in danger already?
Also, I'm guessing that parents finding out that their underage daughters are pregnant might lead to more prosecutions for statutory (or even criminal) rape, because in the present system the pregnancy can be terminated without authorities being notified. Seems to me increased prosecution of rape would lead to a safer environment for girls.
If, as they try to contend, this is so rampant, why are we paying CPS officials? Where are they to leave a girl with a Dad such as that?
Seems to me that the left is once again showing their hypocrisy.
I just read the names of the three sponsors of the ad: Planned Parenthood.
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