Outrage in New Hampshire: Lawmakers Consider Measure Endangering Minors and Trampling Parental Rights
By Denise Burke January 30, 2008

New legislation under consideration in New Hampshire would require guidance counselors or healthcare providers to counsel teenage girls before they undergo an abortion, but effectively denies parents or guardians the right to be consulted and involved in this major medical decision.

In 2007, New Hampshire lawmakers repealed the state’s parental notification statute that required an abortion provider to notify a girl’s parent or guardian when she requested an abortion. However, several lawmakers are currently attempting to revive the requirement. the rest