Reply #29: I actually know someone who was in a similar situation. [View All]

Fortunately, my state didn't require parental consent at the time, but this 16 year old girl's parents kicked her out on the street because they found out she was going to have an abortion.

One of our HS teachers (female) let her to move in.

Parental notification is just such a stupid, stupid idea. Every one of your scenarios will happen.

One more: young women who are more afraid of telling their parents than of dying are capable of going to extremes. There are all kinds of toxic chemicals that are rumored to cause miscarriage, along with alcohol poisoning and any number of illicit drugs (not to mention the shady online pharmacies that offer "abortion pills"). You're going to end up in a situation where girls are poisoning themselves in an effort to terminate their unwanted pregnancies without having to tell their parents.