Attorney General Hill Authorizes Appeal To Defend Parental Rights |
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INDIANAPOLIS - Attorney General Curtis Hill today announced that his office will appeal the district court’s order granting Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky’s motion for preliminary injunction. “Under this injunction, it’s easier for a 14-year-old to get an abortion than to get a tattoo. The court is essentially saying parents shouldn’t be involved if a minor decides to have an abortion. It’s ironic that the same people who would suggest that the adolescent brain doesn’t fully develop until a person is 25 would suggest that a minor – a child – has the mental capacity to go it alone through the emotionally and physically overwhelming procedure of aborting a human being. We will always support the authority of parents to know what is going on with their children and continue to defend Hoosier parents,†Hill said. “The challenge of this law is nothing more than an attempt to give courts rather than parents the legal guardianship of children. This law already enables judges to determine that some minors could have extenuating circumstances in their relationships with their parents that make notification unwise or unsafe. In these instances, judges have full authority to waive the notification of parents. By requiring minors to notify their parents, Senate Enrolled Act 404 increases the likelihood that minors will go through this process with the support and guidance needed.†|
