Minors' Behavioral Responses to Parental Involvement Laws: Delaying Abortion Until Age 18

Silvie Colman and Ted Joyce

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Abstract: Research on the effect of laws mandating parental involvement in minors’ abortions has failed to examine an important behavioral response to such laws: Older teenagers may delay an abortion until age 18. For some, this may mean terminating a pregnancy after the first trimester.

Keywords: Abstinence; Abortion; Parental Involvement; Teenage Pregnancy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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