The Effect of Parental Involvement Laws on the Incidence of Abortion Among Minors
The Family Research Council has issued this report:
This comprehensive analysis of minor abortion data from nearly all 50 states between 1985 and 1999 demonstrates that state-level parental involvement laws are effective in reducing the incidence of abortion among minors. Overall, the findings indicate that when a state enacts a parental involvement law, the abortion rate falls by an average of approximately 13.6 percent.
The report is accompanied by this press release.