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December 01, 2005

More on the parental notification law

Yesterday I attempted to comment over on Jay Tea's entry on the topic, but due to internet problems I was unable to post. Here is the comment, which although pretty much the same, has been edited after further thought.

As a NH native, I feel the need to drop my $0.02.

One of the best things about NH is its take on individual freedom and the right to make decisions for oneself without the interference of government. There is a certain appreciation for personal responsibility.

It is not the government's responsibility to parent or to interfere in parenting, barring situations of abuse or neglect.

As an example, consider a nineteen year old woman and a sixteen year old one. Both are pregnant, neither one has a good relationship with her parents, and both will be seeking abortions. The sixteen year old used a condom that broke, whereas the nineteen year old simply had sex with any male that came along. Why should the sixteen year old be penalized for nothing more than her age?

Age has nothing to do with one's ability to make a mature decision. There is a reason why a woman is considered emancipated when she has a child. If she is old enough to have one, she is old enough to make the decision herself about having one.

Just the fact that the law has come this far upsets me and makes me rethink my opinion of my home state. I'm not so sure I like being known as a native New Hampshirite these days. I have lost pride in my state and its status as a flagship of freedom, which is something I never thought I would say.

Posted by Kat at December 1, 2005 06:53 PM

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