I know it feels early to be worrying about the November elections, but here's one to keep an eye on for the fall, a parental notification measure.
some comments from PPMM:
Proposition 73, an initiative that would require parents of minors to be notified 48 hours before an abortion, will be decided in the November 8th Special Election. If the proposition passes, the safety and health of our teenage daughters [and friends] will be put in serious danger.While all parents rightly want to be involved in their teenage daughters' lives, good family communication cannot be imposed by government. If a teenager gets pregnant our first concern must be for her safety. Parental notification laws force teenagers to choose between talking with parents or having illegal, unsafe
abortions.Proposition 73 also puts our most vulnerable teens -- those who live in troubled homes -- in harm's way. If our daughters can't come to us, for whatever reason, we must make sure they get safe medical attention from qualified doctors and nurses.