Mandating parental involvement in adolescents' abortion: Implications of a short-sighted policy

Contraception

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-213

  Ralph, Lauren ^a   Brindis, Claire ^a   Shields, Wayne C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Association of Reproductive Health Professionals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PARENTAL CONSENT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE;

EID: 30644474317     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2005.10.002     Document Type: Editorial

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