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'Do-or-Die' Vote Looming on Parental Notification Legislation
By Jody Brown
AgapePress
September 29, 2006
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And parental counsel in such a situation is critical, says CWA president Wendy Wright, because parents know their daughters best. "Parents can help her work through her options and seeks solutions she may not know about, such as adoption," she suggests. "Too often, when a minor is pregnant, it is the result of a manipulative or abusive relationship -- an adult taking advantage of a minor girl who may then force her to have an abortion to cover up his crime.
"It is imperative that parents are afforded the opportunity to intervene in situations like this," Wright concludes.
National Right to Life is equally adamant about the need for the Senate to pass the bill, and goes so far as to offer an interpretation of senators' response to the cloture vote. Because of the procedural situation, says the pro-life group, "an absence [for the cloture vote] will have the same effect as a pro-abortion vote."
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