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March 17, 2006
NH rejects parental consent for EC
Always nice to see some good news.
The New Hampshire Senate rejected a bill yesterday that would have required teens to get their parents’ consent before buying emergency contraception.
The bill would have required young women under 18 to get parental approval before obtaining the morning-after pill. It also would have protected pharmacists from lawsuits if they refused to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception.
So basically, a crappy anti-choice bill.
Senator Maggie Hassan said, “We allow minors in this state to get medical treatment for things like sexually transmitted diseases without their parents' consent, because as important as a parent's right to be involved in a child's medical care is, what is more important is a child's right to safety and health.”
Posted by Jessica at March 17, 2006 11:27 AM
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