Pro-aborts strongly opposed that bill, saying that while they didn't oppose the concept, the measure went too far because the wording of the bill might include death by abortion. That leaves only legislation that passed in 1992 which placed some restrictions on abortion but kept legal abortion on demand for most cases. House Bill 2646 requires doctors to notify at least one parent of a girl younger than 18 who is seeking an abortion and would require minors to receive counseling before and after an abortion. It would make it illegal for a doctor to perform an abortion after the fetus is able to survive outside the womb unless it was necessary to save the woman's life. Jarmans' compromise on this bill came only after an earlier attempt to pass legislation that would make abortion legal in most cases with few exceptions.
Many loopholes exist for doctors to avoid notification of a minors parent.
The counselors providing counseling to the girls include professionals that do not necessarily have the minor's best interests at heart. Local communities are not allowed to regulate or restrict abortions. Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. We must worry about a society that allows harm to come to the innocent with impunity. So abortion just leads to more abortion.