Prior to being against parental notification all together, John Lynch was happy to lie to his constituents about his stand and there’s proof. I was recently sent the text of a letter* from Governor John Lynch to a New Hampshire resident who expressed some concerns about his position on Parental Notification prior to the passage of the current law.
Dear xxxxxxx:
Thank you for sharing with me your thoughts on New Hampshire’s parental notification law. I share your belief that the health and safety of New Hampshire women, no matter what their age, must be our first priority.
As Governor, and as a father, I believe parents should be involved in these important decisions. But we must also recognize that there are cases where that is not possible-and we should not risk the health and safety of young women in those cases.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. Please do no hesitate to contact me with your ideas or if I can be of assistance.
Sincerely,
John H. Lynch
(emphasis mine)
Teflon John reinforces his position that abortion must be an option, but it is quite clear that he acknowledges a parents right to be involved. So we might think that a parental notification law with an exception for medical emergencies (or even a judicial waiver option) is what he is looking for. What he signed was a law where the ‘exception’ was pregnancy, and the rule was that parents do not need to be involved in “these important decisions;” that parents have no rights whatsoever.
Lynch lied. Again.
*A scanned copy of the letter should be available in the next day or so.
Cross posted at NH Insider
