Religion and Politics in American Life Survey

I have a bit of a problem with these. I did the best I could, but I always want to write in something. :rofl:

Best with your dissertation. :thumbsup:

Thanks for allowing me to cross post and for taking the survey. It is tough to be limited to a few response options. Another part of my dissertation uses open ended interviews and people seem to have a lot to say about these topics. I have to balance a quantative and qualitative approach though.

Again, thank you. I appreciate your help.

Good luck with your dissertation.

Factors opposing mandatory parental involvement:

Religious support: Essentially all liberal religious groups are believed to oppose parental consent and notification laws.

Professional Societies: Parental consent laws are opposed by a number of professional medical groups, including: American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and the American Medical Women's Association.

Birth Control: The National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association believes that if one service at a family planning clinic requires parental consent or notification, that some teens may be disinclined to seek other services at the clinic as well. If true, then young people might not obtain the counseling needed to help them avoid unwanted pregnancies. The total number of unwanted pregnancies and thus of abortions could increase as a result of parental notification laws. Other teens might not seek medical attention for a suspected HIV or other STD infection. This could threaten their life or health.

Health Risks: Delaying an abortion by only a few days, increases the possibility of complications arising from the procedure. Clinic and hospital abortions before the third trimester are far safer than childbirth. Teens are 24 times more likely to die from childbirth than from a legal abortion performed in the first trimester. However, the risk of death or major complications significantly increases for each week into pregnancy, particularly if the abortion is delayed until the third trimester.1,2 Judge Nixon of The District Court in Tennessee estimated "that even under the best of circumstances, the waiver process would take twenty-two days to complete - a significant problem given the time-sensitive nature of pregnancy and the increased risk involved in later abortions." 3

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http://www.religioustolerance.org/abo_pare.htm