Thursday, March 8, 2007

Parents right to know

I have been listening to the news today about the right of a parent to know when their child is about to have an abortion. As a mother of a fourteen year old, it scares the life out of me to think that she could at some point make this decision without me. I hope that I have raised her to trust in me and depend on me for guidance. I believe I have and so I hope that the law will make no difference to us. But what about all those girls that will not have the wisdom of their parents because they are in such a crisis mode that they really are not making rational decisions. Face it, kids just do not have the ability to make choices like this. I know that there are those that will disagree with that, but there is a reason why you are not considered an adult until age eighteen. And actually I don't believe you are capable of choices like that alone until you are much older, if ever. Every situation is different and every family functions or not in different ways, but taking this out of the hands of parents and placing it in the hands of someone who is not legally allowed to vote, buy alcohol, join the military etc. is outrageous.