Parental Consent Or Notification For Minors - 2346 Words

Minors and Contraception â€Å"Are you over the age of 18? Do you have a parent with you? I am sorry, but we cannot allow you to buy this without consent from your parents†. That conversation was a glimpse into the future, unless educated personnel puts a stop to it. Worldwide, minors are being threatened of having their privacy rights stripped away from them just like that. An issue has occurred where bits and pieces of the population have started to question a minor s legal capability to buy contraceptives without parental consent or notification. To create a barrier by requiring consent or notification for minors to buy contraception not only harms them and puts them at risk, but also has the possibility of having a lasting effect on their†¦show more content†¦Other contraceptive methods are available to students including a pepo provera shot, which protects against pregnancy for up to 14 weeks, and the plan-B, or morning- after pill† (Rosenberg 1). This show s that in some situations, teenagers do have access to contraception, however it comes with the price of having to acquire parental approval. That fact only speaks for one school, in one town, in one country. Minors access to contraception varies in every state and every country. Some minors draw the lucky number when they land in a state where consent is not required and others are not able to truthfully say the same. In the article, â€Å"State Policies in Brief†, readers are informed that twenty-five states allow to minors to consent in one or more circumstances, four states have no policy at all, and twenty-one states and the District of Columbia allow all minors to consent for contraceptives. The circumstances needed to obtain contraception in the twenty-five states includes being married, being a parent, being pregnant or had ever been pregnant, being a high school graduate, or being in the position of facing a health hazard if she is not provided with contraceptive se rvices. Does this effect the pregnancy rate? Without the ability to obtain contraceptives, do minors simply just not use them? In the article, â€Å"Fertility and Parental Consent for Minors to receive Contraception†, the author states, â€Å"The relative proportions of