The benefits of legislation requiring parental involvement prior to adolescent abortion.

Psychological and Legal Issues in Minors' Rights to Abortion

“…One concern is that the adolescent may deprive herself of her parents' support during a critical period due to a mistaken expectation of her parents' reaction. Even though judicial determinations may be arbitrary, some authors have posited that the very existence of these statutes may encourage minors to seek parental consultation in their decision (Worthington et al, 1989). This goal of getting reluctant minors to consult with their parents may be achieved if, in fact, minors are opting to confer with their parents because the prospect of going before a judge is too forbidding.…”

La percepción de la unidad familiar por los adolescentes según los estilos educativos parentales. Un análisis causal en función del sexo

“…En la literatura científica es difícil encontrar estudios sobre este tema de la unidad famfliar. Entre las escasas pubUcaciones aparecidas en los últimos años, destacan algunas de tipo transcultural (véase, por ejemplo, Haj-Yahia, 1995;Edwards, 1997) y de tipo clínico (Stainton & Besser, 1988;Bobele, 1989;Deblinger, Lippmann, Stauffer & Finkel, 1994;Teufel, 1995;Kosciulek & Pichette, 1996) o psicosocial (Worthington, Larson, Brubaker, Colecchi, et al, 1989), o ambos (Lu, 1996;Weisman & López, 1996) que ponen de relieve que la unidad de la familia es un producto reactivo de tipo psicosocial o psicoclínico que acontece, o se estudia, como consecuencia de una realidad asumida de marginación o de pertenencia a una minoría social, en el primer caso, o bien del reconocimiento de un problema psicológico que afecta a alguno de los miembros de la familia, en el segundo, o mezcla de ambos.…”

Inner-city birth rates following enactment of the Minnesota Parental Notification Law.

“…Many claims have been made about the impact of parental involvement laws. Positive claims are that they (a) promote informed decision making (Salholz et al, 1989), (b) provide additional sources of support for minors, (Worthington et al, 1991), (c) facilitate family unity and/or the resolution of family conflict (Worthington et al 1989), (d) promote thoughtful and responsible sexual behavior among minors (Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, 1989), and (e) decrease pregnancy rates (Rogers, Boruch, Stores, & DeMoya, 1991). Negative claims are that these laws (a) increase birth rates among minors by deterring them from abortion (American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Reproductive Freedom Project, 1986, p. 7), (b) impede access to competent medical care (Stone, 1990), and (c) cause delays in pregnancy outcome decisions (Stone, 1990).…”