THE PROBLEM: In California, a girl under age 18 can’t get a flu shot, a cavity filled, or an aspirin dispensed by the school nurse without a parent knowing. But a doctor can perform a surgical or chemical abortion on a young girl without informing a parent.

THE SOLUTION: Proposition 73 will require that a physician notify in writing a parent or guardian at least 48 hours before performing an abortion on a minor girl.

California needs Proposition 73 because:

• Parents know their children’s needs best. Parents have invested time and attention in raising their daughter; they care about her future. Parents can help a minor daughter understand all her options rather than be pressured into a secret abortion.
• A young girl who is pregnant needs the advice and support of a parent, not a stranger who profits from abortions.

Opponents FALSELY CLAIM that minors from abusive homes will be harmed by Proposition 73.

The Truth is:

• Proposition 73 allows a minor to petition the juvenile court for a waiver. In a confidential proceeding, she can ask the court to find that notifying her parents is not in her best interests.
• Proposition 73 provides that, as part of a waiver proceeding, the juvenile court report evidence of abuse to the appropriate child protection agency, so that the problem can be addressed, not covered up.
• Abortion providers rarely report evidence of statutory rape, sexual abuse, or molestation to child protective services. Instead they provide a secret, taxpayer-funded abortion, and the minor returns to the same abusive environment — vulnerable to further exploitation, pregnancies, abortions, and sexually transmitted disease.
• Proposition 73 also protects minor girls from being coerced to have an abortion. It provides young pregnant girls access to the juvenile court to protect them from threats or violence.

Opponents FALSELY CLAIM that Proposition 73 threatens teens' health and safety.

The truth is:

• Proposition 73 ensures that parents are able to assist their minor daughters in seeking good medical care — rather than being pressured, tricked, or coerced to have an abortion.
• The experience of over 30 states, going back well over a decade, has PROVED that parental involvement laws reduce pregnancies and abortions WITHOUT DANGER OR HARM TO MINORS.

Protect Our Daughters YES ON PROPOSITION 73

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