The inconvenient fact about these cases is that if PP gets a reputation for reporting and/or turning away minors, the abusers will simply haul their victims to illegal “back-alley” clinics instead. Much more dangerous for the girl and no risk whatsoever to the perp that the illegal abortionist will report the abuse to authorities. A policy (which is no doubt the unwritten one) of strongly encouraging girls to report their abusers and spelling out how they can do so safely, and where applicable (which is often) helping the girl to understand that her adult “boyfriend” IS in fact abusing her, is much more fruitful than letting word get around that PP will grab you and call police if you go there while you’re underage.
The inconvenient fact about these cases is that if PP gets a reputation for reporting and/or turning away minors, the abusers will simply haul their victims to illegal “back-alley” clinics instead. Much more dangerous for the girl and no risk whatsoever to the perp that the illegal abortionist will report the abuse to authorities.
We need more clinics like the “Life Way Women’s Center.” They don’t get government money so they can practice that pesky Christian talk.
Excuse me? What “back-alley” abortion clinics? This isn’t the 1920’s or 30s. Do you really think someone who did 4 years undergrad, four years of med school and two years of residency would throw that all away to perform a $50 dollar abortion in a corner store knowing that he could get arrested at any moment?
Please.