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YEAR: 2004

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Fertility and parental consent for minors to receive contraceptives.

AUTHORS

Zavodny M

SOURCE

American Journal of Public Health. 2004;94:1347-1351.

ABSTRACT

I examined the effect of imposing a requirement for parental consent before minors can receive medical

contraceptives. Birth and abortions among teens, relative to adults, in a suburban Illinois county that imposed a

parental consent requirement in 1998 were compared with births and abortions in nearby counties during the period

1997-2000. The relative proportion of births to women under age 19 years in the county rose significantly compared

with nearby counties, whereas the relative proportion of abortions to women under age 20 years declined

insignificantly, with relative increase in the proportion of pregnancies (births and abortions) to young women in the

county. Imposing a parental consent requirement for contraceptives, but not abortions, appears to raise the frequency

of pregnancies and births among young women. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 559-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Fertility and parental consent for minors to receive

contraceptives.", is(are) Zavodny M. The source of this article is "American Journal of Public Health. 2004;94:1347-

1351.". This article was published in 2004 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 559-06.

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This article is peer-reviewed.

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