Letters to the Editor
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Obviously, this is all academic to you.
But here in the REAL world, REAL girls have their physical safety endangered by these law every day.
A good friend of mine works at an abortion provider, and part of her job is to take teens to court so a Judge can release them from the parental notification requirements.
The stories she tells would curl your hair; the incest victims, the girls trapped in physically abusive homes, the girls in foster care who fear being bounced from their foster homes if they tell.
What will you say to yourself, if this law passes, when the first couple of teenagers turn up horribly beaten or dead - because you didn't care about them, and just voted in a way that made YOU feel better, more in control.
Believe me, if this law passes, it will happen. Will you grieve for these girls? Will you THEN accept responsibility for your horribly mis-placed vote?