Requiring parental consent is a bad idea.
In my experience in Community Sentencing groups many recent immigrants from certain ethnic groups would literally kill or severely beat a girl who 'defiled their honour' that way (2 cases come to mind: Jamaicans, and Somalis).
I've seen cases where they did it for much less, if they don't want to tell their parents there is often a very good reason.
BTW, I've now completely lost track of what people's positions are:
There seems to be available the extremes:
1. 'Every Zygote is Sacred'
2. 'Even newborns can be 'legally killed''
or
3. Brain activity/sentience which may be the third trimester.
and also the side-issues of circumstances and concerns about frequency and procedure.
In my experience in Community Sentencing groups many recent immigrants from certain ethnic groups would literally kill or severely beat a girl who 'defiled their honour' that way (2 cases come to mind: Jamaicans, and Somalis).
I've seen cases where they did it for much less, if they don't want to tell their parents there is often a very good reason.
BTW, I've now completely lost track of what people's positions are:
There seems to be available the extremes:
1. 'Every Zygote is Sacred'
2. 'Even newborns can be 'legally killed''
or
3. Brain activity/sentience which may be the third trimester.
and also the side-issues of circumstances and concerns about frequency and procedure.
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