I can remember when my brother fell down and split his chin open. This was before the days of 911 and with my parents gone, I had to get a ride to the hospital from our maid. The hospital wouldn't even sew him up w/o consent from my parents.
In most states (if not all), you can't get a tattoo or piercing w/o parental consent.
I believe that abortion should be legal, but when a 17 year old cannot legally sign a contract, I think their parents should be notified before they are given, for all intents and purposes, elective surgery.
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