If Ms. Goodman cannot see the logic in that statement, perhaps she should be taking elementary logic classes rather than writing editorials.
Abortion is considered a medical procedure.
By law, minors are not allowed to undergo medical procedures without parental consent. An yes - ear piercing is also considered a medical procedure. The medical community considers parental consent so important that, except for emergency, life-saving procedures, they refuse treatment of a minor until a parent or guardian can be notified. Yet Ms. Goodman believes she knows more than the medical community, and asserts that minors should be able to have an abortion without parental approval or notification. Perhaps some abortion supporters see parental involvement in a minor's abortion decision unfavorably because such laws reduces teen abortions as well as teen pregnancies.