Pete's Blog

I was reading back entries of Justin Taylor's blog recently. He wrote in early 2005,

A law in California says that "Children under 14 are banned from using tanning salons, unless they have a doctor's note, and those 14 to 18 need parental permission to receive a tan." (HT: The Corner).

In 1997 the California Supreme Court ruled that the requirement of parental consent before a minor's abortion was unconstitutional.

So to recap this sick scenario: if you are a girl between ages 14-18 in California, you need your parent's permission to receive a tan, but if you don't need it in order to kill your unborn child.

It was neat reading this because, if you didn't know better, you'd think that he'd have written it just a little bit before the 2008 election. In California, one of the items on the ballot was Proposition 4. That link leads to a summary of how the bill would amend the California constitution. The first point is the most significant one: "Changes California Constitution to prohibit abortion for unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent or legal guardian."

Prop 4 was rejected by the Californian people a week ago.

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