Lawmakers Okayed Parental Consent For Wrong Procedure - A Perspective first printed in the Forum of the Peoria Journal Star. Let me see if I can get this straight. The Illinois House passed legislation recently that would require anyone younger than 18 to have parental consent before they could have any part of their bodies pierced, other than their ears. While this may sound noble and will contribute to parental responsibility, which is always a good thing, I am in utter amazement. After spending years listening to the heart-wrenching stories of women who aborted during their teen years, I am convinced that had parents been involved and had proper counseling prior to the aborting of their grandchildren, more young women would have chosen to carry their babies to term, thus avoiding the years of regret, depression, substance abuse, eating disorders, broken relationships, etc.
Abortion pierces more than a body part.
It pierces the very soul of a young girl and leaves a scar that will never go away. Perhaps our schizophrenic Legislature ought to consider that. Read about the possible effects of abortion in the article The Effects Of Abortion from a recent issue of our newsletter, Central Illinois Life News.