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Title: Requires Identification from Parents for Minors to Obtain an Abortion

Title: Requires Identification from Parents for Minors to Obtain an Abortion

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Title: Requires Identification from Parents for Minors to Obtain an Abortion

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires parents to provide proof of identification when giving consent for a minor in their custody to have an abortion.

Highlights:

  • Requires proof of identification and parental consent from parents for an unemancipated minor child to obtain an abortion (Sec. 1).
  • Requires minors seeking an abortion to undergo counseling on pregnancy, fetal development, abortion risks and alternatives, and the indicators of human trafficking (Sec. 1).

  • Requires court-ordered counseling if it is suspected that a minor seeking an abortion is a victim of criminal sexual exploitation or other illegal  sexual activity (Sec. 1).

  • Specifies that impersonating any individual in order to falsify parental consent, or aiding and abetting another individual who is, is punishable by a fine of $1,000 and imprisonment for up to 2 years (Sec. 1).

Title: Requires Identification from Parents for Minors to Obtain an Abortion

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