Unanswered Questions of the Anti-Parental Notification Veto - Granite Grok

Unanswered Questions of the Anti-Parental Notification Veto

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 “A charlatan makes obscure what is clear; a thinker makes clear what is obscure…” —Hugh Kingsmill, British Writer and Journalist (1889-1949)

 Governor Lynch’s veto of HB 329 followed on the heels of a sham excuse for the veto citing, “[T]he lack of an exception for the victims of rape, incest and abuse.”  Clearly the Governor knows all three are crimes in and of themselves and fall within the ambit of a judicial bypass included in the law. It makes no sense at all to have the means of a judicial bypass plus these specific separate exceptions. 

 This is disingenuous of the Governor to hide behind such sham reasoning. One can only conclude the Governor is fulfilling some ideological commitment to march lockstep with Planned Parenthood because had the Governor signed the law, they would have likely sued as they have done in other states that have passed the law.

 As I pointed out in my blog on April 20th, the anti-parental notification template opposing Parental Notification laws appear to be less about a women’s reproductive rights and choices and more about the promotion of abortion.  Those opposed to this law appear to want to bypass the influence of families, to make an end-run around values that might likely discourage abortion.

 While the Republicans are the majority party in the House, there is little assurance that Lynch won’t be able to peel away a few rank and file RINO’s like Gail Barry, Julie Brown, Frank Case, Norma Greer-Champagne, John Hunt, Irene Messier and others who possess some twisted notion that an invasive medical procedure performed on a minor without the parents knowledge is in the best interest of that child. It is rank statism: Plain and simple.

 Assuming the legislature sustains the veto with the help of these RINO’s and I, the citizen is saddled with the consequences of this legislation, I have a few questions nobody has answered…is unwilling to answer or in the case of actual medical providers, declines to answer referring such questions to the legal department… Who in turn refers me to the billing department… Who in turn refers me back to legal.

 Informed Consent

 Recalling my days in law school, Informed consent relies upon an appreciation and understanding of facts, implications, and consequences of an action.  There is a clear expectation that the consenting person possesses the requisite reasoning faculties and is possessed of all relevant facts proximal to when consent is given. One key impediment to the doctrine of informed consent is a deficit of reasoning and judgment. Such factors as basic intellect or emotional immaturity.

 Abortion is an invasive medical procedure. Where invasive procedures are involved part of the informed consent always warns a patient of medical complications that may occur in some people. Many of us have signed these. There is a place for our signature and a witness. So now the question becomes, How does the abortion provider overcome this possible challenge where a parent is not involved. What if the minor is a 12-year-old girl with a coded learning disability?

 Medical Complications?

  A Minor child has an abortion. In the course of the procedure, complications develop. The child now needs to be hospitalized. Is it still the intent of the law to keep the parents out of the loop? How does that work? Does the child endure an extended hospital stay and the parents are kept in the dark?

 Medical Insurance

 A minor child has an abortion where complications follow and the child is hospitalized. Discovering that the child’s parent or guardian has a health insurance plan, is this procedure chargeable back to the parents’ health plan? Does a parent become financially liable for a healthcare issue they otherwise have no right under the law to even know about?

 There is nobody willing to answer these very questions. Not local healthcare providers, nor their legal counsel. Their response: “Your questions are very compelling and raise considerable issues…”

 I think Governor Lynch is a liar and a panderer and I do not believe him when he states, “I support parental notification and parental involvement in a minor’s decision to seek an abortion. The decision whether to complete a pregnancy or seek an abortion is a serious and life-changing one for any pregnant woman. Minors need and benefit from the support and guidance of their parents.”

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