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Parental Notification is Not Enough

Unless Canada presents good reasons for childbirth against mother's will, no reason exists for granting her parents a veto right, because anything but abortion is against her best interests. Once again: consent law doesn't only bar the teen from keeping her mistake a secret (which is a bad thing, as "teens who do not voluntarily consult a parent generally have good reasons not to", mainly because they may be evicted or beaten[[Stanley K. Henshaw and Kathryn Kost, "Parental Involvement In Minors' Abortion Decisions," 24 Family Planning Perspectives 196, 200 (1992), in http://xr.com/c9fj%5D%5D), but also allows parents to force the teen to carry the baby to term. This violates freedom of choice and everyone's better judgment. Let's stop here. Opposition asserts that denial of consent would be exceptional. That is rather the most likely scenario, as "almost two-thirds of Americans (63%) believe abortion should be illegal in all circumstances", and if a relative was to have abortion, "67.4 %" would pass such judgment on her[[http://tinyurl.com/3xpb7jt]] Opposition's claim that "plenty of conservative folks who do begin to see things in a different light" is just that: a claim. How likely is it that they'll give up their lifelong values? With 80 % mothers to give birth if denied parental consent to abortion[[http://tinyurl.com/2uwvx8n]], this will cause a lot of unnecessary tragedy. Moreover, teens who leave their parents out will consult even without consent laws: "majority of teens who did not talk to a parent turned to another trusted adult"[[Henshaw and Kost, 1992]]. With the Opposition figure of "40 %" non-reporting teens nowhere to be found in provided source, though, we wouldn't worry about that much anyhow: we will stick with the corroborated value of "90% ... involved a parent in their decision"[[http://www.aclu.org/reproductive-freedom/laws-restricting-teenagers-access-abortion]].
Dangers of Back-Alley Abortions

We, the opposition, agree that every attempt should be made to stop “back alley abortions”, as they are very dangerous. We also understand that there are some extreme cases in which parental consent is not logical or cannot be allowed such as “the family is not so benevolent” or if the pregnancy is the result of abuse. In rare situations of abuse by one’s own parents, or there is fear of dangerous consequences there are alternatives available. For these cases, a judicial bypass could be obtained rather than parental consent. The option of judicial bypass has been put into place in many states that require parental consent in order to safeguard against these rare exceptions. It is quite obvious that if “parents” are able to so abuse their own children, then it is proven that parents are unable to make “prudent and rational decisions”. The minors may go before the court and the judge may grant a waiver, so in certain cases parental consent would not be required. As unfortunate as it is, illegal abortion is inevitable, while having very little relevance to this debate. Back alley abortions take place even in countries that allow abortion on demand, although the numbers have been overestimated in the past and research has shown that many of the "illegal" abortions are being performed by licensed doctors and are actually quite safe. [1] 1. Crandall, Candace. National Center for the Public Policy Research Abortion: Opposing viewpoints. Pg. 63-64 (2006)
Teens Cannot Make the Best Decision

Abortion is no simple matter, and it involves mature considerations of all options available. The Opposition believes that most minors are simply not mature enough to make decisions that are in their best interest. This is especially because they are more vulnerable to impulses and sensitive to the slightest pressures. While we acknowledge that teenage girls might be afraid of informing their parents of their wish to obtain an abortion, or of their pregnancy at all, we also believe that for most pregnant teens, parents play a vital role in making decisions that are in their best interest. The most important decision-making centres of the brain are simply not fully developed in teens. “The greatest changes to the parts of the brain that are responsible for functions such as self-control, judgment, emotions, and organization occur between puberty and adulthood. This may help to explain certain teenage behavior that adults can find mystifying, such as poor decision-making, recklessness, and emotional outbursts.”[[http://www.actforyouth.net/documents/may02factsheetadolbraindev.pdf]] Because their children are not intellectually developed, it is only reasonable to enact laws that protect teens and offer them the best chance possible to make a decision that is in their best interests. Teens facing pregnancy are understandably afraid and often embarrassed. Without the laws in place to ensure that they reach out, they may opt to keep it secret from their parents, depriving themselves of the very support they need.
Requiring parental consent will lead to a fall in the number of abortions.

There are various rational reasons why a child might not want to tell her parents she is pregnant, such as foreseeable parental disapproval. Requiring her to tell her parents may encourage her to run away from home. In the US, there have been numerous examples of teenagers crossing state lines to states which do not require parental consent or notification in order to get abortions - this could happen in Europe too (indeed, many Irish women already travel to Britain seeking abortions, which are banned in Eire). A teenager may also seek an unregulated ‘backstreet’ abortion or try to carry out an abortion on herself - both of which are highly dangerous. These factors account in large part for the fall in recorded teenage abortions in US states with similar laws.
Parental Notification is Not Enough

Notification laws typically require that parents know about an abortion 24-48 hours prior to the procedure. At this point, the decision has most often been finalized, and the teen may feel committed to the procedure. Abortion, being a more immediate option than either adoption or caring for a child, often seems like a way to just make the problem of an unwanted pregnancy “go away” – particularly in the case of a teen whose brain is hard-wired to deal with emotions rather than facts. The Prop states that teens with understanding families do consult them over a pregnancy. We maintain that many of them are not. Many teens have no idea how their parents will respond to such a scenario, and unable to think rationally about the possibilities. “40% of minors having an abortion report that neither of their parents knew about the abortion.“ [[http://www.deveber.org/text/whealth.html#eighteen]] As we have already pointed out, the majority of teens simply are not at a level of brain development that allows them to make decisions based on rational, rather than emotional, considerations. The big problem is not parents who are against abortion, but teens who refuse to consult even supportive parents because they fear disappointing them. This is why they need to be pushed to consult their parents. We concede that there exists a problem with parents who fail to concern themselves with their children's well-being, however, these compose only a minority, and exceptions can easily be accommodated by the law. In fact, there are plenty of conservative folks who do begin to see things in a different light when it touches them. The problem here is that children, faced with pregnancy, are likely to withdraw rather than reach out and access parental support. In cases where conservative parents who genuinely care about their children do veto abortion, this is not as detrimental, nor is it likely to be as widespread, as children who have abortions without parental counsel and supp
Dangers of Back-Alley Abortions

Rebecca Suzanne Bell died because of ill-preformed abortion. At the age of 17, she was found dead. Real life example demonstrates what the phrase “requires parental consent” in the local abortion law does. Let us consider the incentives – she was afraid of what her parents will say and how they will react. Here we have to emphasize an interesting fact – if the family of the teenage mother is supportive, they will do whatever is best for the girl anyway (ie – in most cases, grant the consent for abortion); however, in case the family is not so benevolent, we can see great fear of telling one’s parents. For not only the girl will not be granted the right, but she may be very well punished. As one study shown teenagers fear even obtaining information: “More than one-third of teens make their first visit for birth control to a clinic because they suspect pregnancy; only 14 percent come before first intercourse. Fear their parents will find out is a major reason most teens delay the visit until a year or more after starting intercourse”. Not to mention cases when an abusive relative (or even parent) is the father – the dread is immense here. Other reasons for abortion may the inability to secure the child and/or the mother financially, (virtual) inability to obtain higher education with children to look after, even good reputation in some cases etc. Illegal-Abortion Deaths in the United States: Why Are They Still Occurring? The causes of death following illegal abortion differ markedly from the causes following legal abortion. Infection was responsible for 59 percent of illegal-abortion deaths[…] Here we can see that dangers of illegal abortions are immense, and so is the scale as Poland case study illustrates: “In all, that makes roughly 40,000 - 50,000 [illegal] abortions a year.”[[ http://tiny.cc/nijf8%5D%5D Legalized abortion will be safe and available, should they desire it, thus eliminating all these unnecessary deaths.
The parents of teenagers have to live with the consequences of teenage motherhood.

The parents of teenagers have to live with the consequences of teenage motherhood: they often bear a particularly large responsibility for looking after the children, because teenage mothers are usually 1) single; 2) living at home; 3) unemployed; 4) in full-time education. They are economically dependent, and unable to give all of their time to their children. If the mother’s parents are going to have to look after their grandchild and to live with it, they should have a say on whether it is born in the first place.
Abortion is a serious issue

It is lamentable how Opposition confuses abortion with a momentary whim such as piercings, trips, or even bad habits, as abortion is none of these. Unlike team Canada, we believe that pregnancy cases exist where parental consent for abortion is counterproductive and deplorable. The fact that parents have to consent to other regular surgeries does not automatically mean that they should do so in the case of abortion. Opposition is asserting again, rather then providing explanation and analysis for their claims. In case of pregnancy and abortion it is the minor who will have to deal with the consequences - parents of the minor will not have to carry the baby for nine months or (in most cases) raise it. Minors can for example consent on their own to services related to childbirth - and even to delivery by cesarean section, a far more dangerous procedure than abortion. Therefore, there can be no health-related reason for denying them the right to consent on their own to abortion. [[Heather Boonstra and Elizabeth Nash, "Minors and the Right to Consent to Health Care" 3 The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy 4, 6-7 (Aug. 2000)]] We agree that abortion is a difficult procedure but so is childbirth. Abortion is actually safer than childbirth (which we assume will happen when parents refuse to consent) and teens are 24 times more likely to die from childbirth than from a legal abortion performed in the first trimester. [[http://tinyurl.com/3yefvge]] If we really have the minor's best interest in mind, we should give them an opportunity of safe abortion which is denied by requiring parental consent, often leading to back alley abortions as we explained in our fourth argument. The society is ultimately responsible for girls dying or having permanent heath damage because we allowed their parents to interfere in their private life. Yes, abortion is serious but so are the alternatives. It should be up the minor weigh the risks and decide for herself about her future life.
Teens Can Make An Informed Decision

We agree that the decision regarding having abortion is no light issue. Most minors are not mature enough to make decisions that are in their best interest. This is because they are much more vulnerable to impulses and sensitive to the slightest pressures, such as damage to their reputation or the anxiety of undertaking a responsibility like pregnancy. Teenagers primarily make decisions using the amygdale area of the brain, the part responsible for emotions, rather than the frontal cortex, the area responsible for reasoning.[[http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/the_teen_brain_behavior_problem_solving_and_decision_making]] The Proposition argues that most teens are capable of assessing the consequences of their actions. Since they also pointed out that sex ed is on the curriculum of most countries, we see that as a simple contradiction. If those teens who have received sex ed were unable to adequately deal with the consequences of having sex, then they must not be capable of assessing the consequences of their other actions. Counseling could be very valuable, but shouldn't be considered a stand-in for parental advice. "In a society that is sharply divided on the question of abortion, the teen may face enormous pressure to both continue and end the pregnancy. It is also a decision that the teen and the baby’s father will have to live with. This decision itself, to say nothing of a baby, is a grave responsibility to take on for someone whose own education is probably not complete.” [[http://www.pregnantteenhelp.org/articles66.html]] Furthermore, counseling leading up to the abortion is not required by most countries. Let us remind the Proposition that this debate is about parental consent, not abortion itself. Obtaining such consent is usually not that huge an obstacle, and most states which require it make reasonable exceptions. It must be underlined that abortion laws requiring parental consent do not mean that teen parents have to raise their babies.
Requiring parental consent will lead to a fall in the number of abortions.

Requiring parental consent will lead to a fall in the number of abortions. In Minnesota, the number of legal teenage abortions fell by 25% when this measure was introduced; in Virginia it fell by 20%. Since abortion is - quite apart from moral questions about its permissibility - physically and psychologically traumatic for mothers, especially teenage mothers, this is a good thing.
Abortions Pose a Danger that Parents Have a Responsibility to Assess For Their Children

Prior to any refutation, we raise a red flag concerning Opposition's sources. The first one doesn't contain the words "hematometra" nor "suicide" at all; the second one throws a 404 error. Sadly, that's the case with most Canada's sources. We had to look up the "large-scale Scandinavian study"[[http://tinyurl.com/37m5ugb]]: it was only done in Finland, where on-demand abortion is illegal[[http://tinyurl.com/39tbdf]], on a sample of 73 women in 1987-1994 - and finds that women who aborted are more likely to commit suicide, which is very far from proving anything at all, let alone debunking the "myth that childbirth is more risky than abortion". "Acute hematometra" has a 0.1 - 1 % incidence, and is no "immense risk"[[http://tinyurl.com/37xkn9w]]; moreover, breast cancer is not linked to abortion at all, as WHO[[http://tinyurl.com/3xymzd5]] and other organizations[[http://tinyurl.com/36yvp5n]] concede. As for depression, in a 1990 review, the American Psychological Association (APA) found that "severe negative reactions [after abortion] are rare and are in line with those following other normal life stresses,"[[http://tinyurl.com/25c4qpc]] confirming the findings again in 2008[[http://tinyurl.com/39f9pyx]]. As a matter of fact, the most frequent emotion of mothers following abortion is relief[[http://tinyurl.com/398eknh]]. In contrast, risks of death in childbirth, especially for young mothers, are 24 times greater[[http://tinyurl.com/3yefvge]]; plus, we have already explained that damages of carrying baby to term - which 70 % mothers denied consent will do![[http://tinyurl.com/2uwvx8n]] - for both her and her baby. As this argument relied on assertion that parents can make a better cost-benefit analysis of abortion, and we proved that abortion has lower risks than anything else - why grant veto to allow for an irrational choice? Consent law is only good for misuse and that we reject.
Reality of the Issue

The Opposition would like to make it clear that the problem is not parents who are against abortion. We concede that there is a problem with parents who fail to concern themselves with their children's well-being, however, these compose only a minority, and exceptions can easily be accommodated by the law in those cases. We propose that in cases where conservative parents who genuinely care about their children veto abortion, this is not as detrimental, nor is it likely to be as widespread a problem, as children who have abortions without parental counsel and support. In fact, there are plenty of conservative folks who do begin to see things in a different light when it touches them. The problem here is that their children, faced with pregnancy, are likely to withdraw rather than reach out and access parental support. This, not the decision to abort or not to abort, is the real issue. We are convinced that we are not wrong in putting reasonable faith in the process of judicial bypass. While an appeal may take as little as 3 days, it may be that the Prop is right in their complaint that in some areas it can take longer. If this is the case, then certainly policies may be put into place with relative ease; we need not put children at risk in order to work around an administrative detail. Lastly, we are not arguing that adoption is a solution that would alleviate the situation; merely that other options exist that by nature necessitate parental involvement. It is this involvement that alleviates the risk of teens making emotional rather than well-thought-out decisions. The debate must focus on the benefits of the parental consent laws on a vast majority of girls – those who have parents ready to help – since teens that make up the exceptions would be granted judicial bypass.
Abortion is a serious issue

Restrictions are placed on the legal rights and freedoms of minors in societies all around the world. In many countries, parental consent is required for medical treatment, body modification such as piercings or tattoos, and marriage of minors. Almost every country restricts, by age, permission to drive or to drink alcohol. Many, if not most, of the youth affected by this debate are regularly required to obtain their parents' consent for activities like school trips and extracurricular groups. It would seem inconsistent in the extreme to deny the necessity of similar parental consult in relation to a decision as monumental and obviously distressing as abortion. Abortion is a major operation that affects the patients’ psychological and physical health before and after the procedure, that cannot be dealt with by the teen mothers themselves especially when 80% of teen mothers are single mothers[1]. Abortion is not a simple process that impulsive teens that lack knowledge and experience with such things can handle by themselves. It is a process that is as monumental as any other things for a minor to have to get consent to perform, if not far more significant than the common requirements of parental consent. http://www.abortionfacts.com/reardon/after_effects_of_abortion.asp [1]
Teens Can Make An Informed Decision

Side Proposition believes that opting for underage abortion is not a whimsical turn of mood on part of young women; we believe they are very much aware of the consequences of bearing a child if they want to avoid it. Firstly, most teens have developed consequential thinking[[Shure and Spivack, 1990]], which means they are capable of assessing the consequences of their actions. Generally, we expect them to have developed this skill by junior high[[http://www.experientiallearning.ucdavis.edu/tlbx-ages.shtml]], as they are given more and more autonomy in project-making and other school projects. While that does not mean perfect foresight, it means that they are fairly capable of taking in the information about the risks of a surgery - fairly non-invasive if performed early - and benefits of having a child at the age of 17 and running the risk-benefit analysis upon coming to the clinic. Secondly, sex education is on the curriculum of most countries. That means that children have sufficient information about sex and troubleshooting in its aftermath. Conversely, where sex education is unavailable, teen abortions without obstacles are even more important, as the minors involved obviously failed to feed in correct data and should get a second chance to get it right. Thirdly, required counseling leading up to and after the abortion ensures that aborting teens are aware of risks and possible benefits. Thus, teens can decide about their abortion responsibly. Of course, even if they are developed and rational, they still may not be able to bring children up - because of her social background, lack of money or absence of a father. Side Opposition needs to ask: if they are not developed and rational enough to decide not to have a baby, how can they be considered developed enough to raise it?
It helps RockStars live longer.

Granted rock music like any other form of art has its fair share of hell raisers but free music isn't exactly society's way of paternalism as it's indiscriminate towards humanitarians and hell raisers alike. If they make more money from their CD's or legal downloads then they would have less stress strain from having long tours without contact with their family and friends . [[http://www.dawn.com.pk/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/entertainment/09-bollywood-wants-indians-to-stop-dancing-to-pirated-tunes--szh-07]]
Beyonce is a music artist; That is her only job

As the above headline suggests, Beyonce is a music artist. This is her only job, she has nothing on the side apart form cinema ventures, when we buy her music, she gets paid. This is how she buys her food, clothes and other necessities. Some may say, "She is too rich" she has more than enough. But, the point is as a result of her job and her produce, we decided we liked it, we bought it, we made her her millions. That's the whole point of a job, to make money. If music was free, Beyonce would have to go back to high school, graduate and go to university. Then she would have to start applying for jobs. Maybe she would go to college, do a vocational course, start her own business, get a job in a hair salon, who knows... The point is, music is actually a career, meaning a job that makes you money. Maybe Beyonce isn't a good example as she is already rich, but for a new artist starting out, their dream job would suddenly be unprofitable and they would make no money from it. They might be famous, but fame does not buy bread and butter. Download legally please.