Prior to an abortion on a pregnant minor, a parent/guardians must be notified and give consent*.

"You have done nothing to dispute it" Yes, I have. See my Round1 on the nature of rights. "Minors are not capable of making decisions on their own and demand a parents guidance. Yes not all minors are alike, hence the ability to be emancipated. " In case you haven't noticed, most states require that emancipated minors are financially independent before being emancipated. Unfortunately, if the parents prevent the minor from getting a job... see the problem? Emancipation is not a legitimate out. " In the mythical world you would live in, a 5 yr old would be thrown into the streets to fend for him/herself, and a 10yr old can do as he pleases, and if he is harmed, so be it, there is no moral obligation of the parent to see no harm comes to their child, and to you the harm to a child is justice for the child actions. What is myth about that? That is the nature of justice- the law of causality applied to human beings. " We have already abbreviated our children's rights. No minor has the same rights as an adult. We FORCE our children to attend school until 17 yrs of age; We restrict minors from buying real property; we have also restrict a minors right to consent to elective/selective medical procedures. A child clearly, legally does NOT have the same rights as anyone else. They are not allowed to work at any regular job, nor are they allowed to drive until 16 in most states and some are moving that up to 17. They cannot enlist in the military or marry until they are 17, and then only with parental consent. They do not gain the ultimate right, that of voice in government, until they are 18." This is an ignoratio elenchi. You cannot disprove the notion that x has a given right by pointing out that the laws do not respect those rights. Hitler did not respect the rights of the Jews to not be slaughtered, when he made the laws. The laws do not change the fact, however, that the Jews- and the minors- have rights. " The body of law as it applies to minors is based on the Constitution, however as a minor, you are subject to the instructions and policies set forth by your parents. The law says that your parents are responsible for your education, health, and well being. The authorities will only intervene if there is evidence that you are being neglected or abused. Parental authority in operating an orderly household trumps all else if these conditions are met. " Again, ignoratio elenchi. You are not making a moral argument, an argument about should or must be, like the resolution requires. Instead you are making an argument about what currently is- the law. That is not applicable here. The Constitution is not a moral guide- only reason can do that. " Do you prefer a Ancient Greek reference? 'Rightly reared by father and mother, children will grow up virtuous, as those who have treated them piously and righteously deserve that they should; but parents who observe not these precepts will be losers thereby.' Aristotle from Oikonomikos, c. 330 BCE" I prefer that you STOP MAKING THE FALLACY OF ARGUMENT FROM AUTHORITY. Though as long as you care to do it... http://oregonstate.edu... That ought to establish that Aristotle, too, is not a valid reference for the rights of man.