It’s a bill with a name that stirs up images of kidnapped kids and late night getaways. The Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, passed the House this week and it is now headed to the Senate.
The bill would require any girl under 18, who leaves her state to have an abortion, to tell her parents about her decision. The people who support the bill say it will help protect girls; it will reinforce the strength of the family and it will encourage those girls to consider all their options.
Critics say the measure is just one more way to undermine the foundation of Roe v. Wade, by denying young women the right to make choices on their own terms. What’s more they warn, it could force those girls to find an unlicensed abortion clinic. Pregnancy, privacy and deciding how old is old enough to choose.
Guests:
Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, (R-FL)
Susan Hill, CEO of the National Women’s Health Coalition
Alexis Hale Executive Director of First Choice Womens Centers