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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
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Risks of surgical abortion include: - Excessive bleeding
- Infection of the uterus or fallopian tubes
- Damage to the uterus or cervix
- Emotional or psychological distress
The risks of surgical abortion increase as a woman gets further along in her pregnancy. That's why it's important to make a decision about abortion as early as possible, when the procedure is safest.
Risks of medical (non-surgical) abortion include: - Prolonged bleeding
- Fetus not passing completely from body, making surgery necessary
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Pain
The risks for any anesthesia are: - Reactions to medications
- Problems breathing
The risks for any surgery are: these are the kinds of things parents should know about. if the parents are to ignorant to make a proper decision, you honestly believe that the teenage child they are raising is some how more educated and can make a more mature decision taking into consideration properly the above risks? or does a scared child who is 15 not know about risks, which explains the situation she is in to begin with, and could she be exposing herself to dangers without proper advice. it is a parent's right and responsibility to take care, medically, of the health of their children.
since when is the hospital, or even worse, the free clinic such a safe place, where minors can go in unattended to have surgical procedures which can risk their health and safety? they can't get tattoos, they can't get piercings, they can't smoke, but they can have potentially dangerous surgical procedures or get access to potentially dangerous drugs and medication?
its like steel pulse sang, "they've all gone crazy..."
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I simply think that it is wrong for anyone to force another person, even a minor, to go through with a pregnancy. That's it. And that's what these parents end up doing. There are also parents who force their daughters to get abortions, which is also wrong. Or is that okay now, because the parents are involved? So please, feel free to solve all of these problems. Requiring parental consent is not a step in the right direction when it ends up taking away another person's right to choose--and these girls should have that right, even if they are minors. I'm not saying that these girls are so mature and are always going to be making the "right decision" when getting an abortion, or that they are more knowledgeable than their parents. Obviously, that is not my point. My point is that individuals should have certain rights that bypass parental approval. A tattoo is not a baby, so don't compare this issue to things like piercings and tattoos and other bodily modifications that you make a choice to get, pay for once, and then from that point on only have to worry about it looking shitty when you get old. There's a tad more involved with a baby, I would believe.