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Unfortunately that is true, and is exactly why these laws are in place.
Actually, this is untrue. The poster you are quoting makes the assumption that the reason the child does not go to the parents is because they will be punished unfairly.
In this example, the child did not go to the parent, but it is an assumption on the part of the poster directly using their own summary of context as to the result of such responsible discourse.
In this example, if my child were to come to me with this, then it is a step to showing they are taking responsibility to it and respecting my authority in the situation. As to the result of such after that, well this would be a discussion of depth between me and the child.
What the poster is doing is promoting irresponsible behavior using false summary and assumptive intent to declare conclusions they have no support for. That is, they are thinking like a child, not an adult.
It will be interesting to hear the 15 year old girls side of the story. It doesn't appear any laws were broken, the only thing that is getting folks riled up is the fact that this particular clinic is set up in a public high school so things are getting confusing. One really has nothing to do with the other but logistically it blurs the line.
Minors MOST CERTAINLY can enter into contracts. Like you pointed out, minors cannot be bound to contracts (most contracts that is - there are types of contracts minors are bound to).
Minor can enter into contracts, they just have the right to leave them (not be bound by them) - essentially at will. That's why many companies choose not to contract with minors.
your spinning your wheels.
As a minor (under age of 18), he/she is not old enough to enter into a legally binding contract without parental consent .
health care (of any type), but especially a SURGERY)) is most definatly a BINDING contract
btw
A contract is simply a legally binding agreement between parties to do or not do something.
I agree. Despite what her daughter has experienced, somehow it's all about 'mom.'
The responses of some posters really make me wonder - seems that they regard their children as little more than chattel, or along the lines of domesticated animals, born purely to live and serve at their pleasure.
Is it any wonder we still have 'honor' killings in this day and age?
No, it was "all about the daughter" unless you somehow forgot the part about an aborted fetus?
I will speculate as to the childs reasoning. Take it as you wish. She didn't go to her mother because:
1) Telling her mother means she will have to own up to her sexual behavior.
2) It also means she may be required to have the child and put it up for adoption, which means owning up to the responsibility of her mistake.
In the end, all she did was run for the easiest way out which was to dump her child and go on like it is no big deal.
The fact that you are dismissing the mothers response also means you would like the child to be absolved of her responsibility to the actions she made concerning her mother and the abortion.
So, in your position, the child is completely absolved of all responsibility to the situation. And we wonder why there are so many problems with kids these days?
I never told my parents that I started having sex with a neighbor's 14 yr old daughter when I was 12. Our parents would have gone completely nuts. I probably would have recieved another beating. The girl and I used birth control and were very careful. It was a great way to learn about sex.
I agree with the fact and intent of the Washington law. It gives young women control over their own bodies. That is the essence of freedom. They may be the parent's responsibility but they are not the parent's property.
I never told my parents that I started having sex with a neighbor's 14 yr old daughter when I was 12. Our parents would have gone completely nuts. I probably would have recieved another beating. The girl and I used birth control and were very careful. It was a great way to learn about sex.
I agree with the fact and intent of the Washington law. It gives young women control over their own bodies. That is the essence of freedom. They may be the parent's responsibility but they are not the parent's property.
At what age do you think a parent should be informed that their daughter is having a medical procedure
Actually, this is untrue. The poster you are quoting makes the assumption that the reason the child does not go to the parents is because they will be punished unfairly.
In this example, the child did not go to the parent, but it is an assumption on the part of the poster directly using their own summary of context as to the result of such responsible discourse.
In this example, if my child were to come to me with this, then it is a step to showing they are taking responsibility to it and respecting my authority in the situation. As to the result of such after that, well this would be a discussion of depth between me and the child.
What the poster is doing is promoting irresponsible behavior using false summary and assumptive intent to declare conclusions they have no support for. That is, they are thinking like a child, not an adult.
We are all making assumptions based on the little bit of information provided in the OP's link, where, you will recall, the only side of the story published is the mother's.
As has been pointed out, this woman chose to publicize a personal event and made no effort to provide any context other than her 'outrage.'
So, why didn't her daughter go to her?
The poster I quoted has as much right to speculate about the reasons as any one of us, and, sadly, there are enough documented cases of children and young people suffering horrible consequences for their truthfulness that the poster's supposition is a perfectly reasonable one.
This young woman was faced with a decision, and after weighing all possible outcomes, chose the path that was right for her. Sounds very responsible to me.
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