Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

CHILD INTERSTATE ABORTION NOTIFICATION ACT -- (House of Representatives - September 26, 2006)

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Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I strongly rise in support of the Child Custody Protection Act.

Every State has laws that require minors to get parental consent before they are allowed to do simple things like getting an aspirin or going on field trips. In many States, parents must give permission before their children can get tattoos and body piercings. There are reasons for placing these restrictions on minors' freedom, because minors often lack the experience, perspective, and judgment to recognize and avoid choices that could be detrimental to them. One of the main roles of parents is to protect children from their own inexperience, lack of perspective, and judgment.

Twenty-six States have considered this issue and determined that it is not appropriate for minors to have abortions without any parental involvement. Yet the considered judgment of those State legislatures and parents in general are easily circumvented by the simple act of driving across a State line.

It is time to restore the rights of parents and States. As a wife and a mother, I agree. We in Congress have a duty. I ask for your support.

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