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Monday, November 13, 2006 

Abortion Rules Take Effect

If a minor requires parental consent for ear piercing, doesn't this make sense also? By ANGEL RIGGS World Capitol Bureau A parental consent form required for minors to get abortions is one of several new abortion laws in Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma Board of Health last week approved a consent form that a parent must sign before a minor can have an abortion. Physicians are required to keep the signed forms for five years. Read more... However, it's unclear how that provision will be enforced or by which agency. It is one of several new abortion rules that took effect Nov. 1. The new law requires that at least one parent give written consent for a minor's abortion. "The intent of the legislation is for parents to be notified that their minor children are seeking an abortion," said Sen. Don Barrington, R-Lawton, the bill's Senate author. Signed by Gov. Brad Henry in May, the legislation contains language from several bills that died earlier in the legislative session. "I believe that our minor children are the responsibility of their parents until such time as they become adults," Barrington said. "It should be a decision that the parents should be aware of." Posted at 11/13/2006 08:54:00 AM


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