Texas teens who want abortions without a parent’s consent need a court’s OK. That’s almost impossible now.
Demonstrators rally against the state's strict new abortion law, at the Capitol on Oct. 2.
Jane’s Due Process helps minors get a judicial bypass — an order from a judge allowing them to get an abortion without parental consent. Executive Director Rosann Mariappuram said most of the young people they work with are afraid of abuse or getting kicked out or in the foster care system. Senate Bill 8, which went into effect Sept. 1, bans abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. According to researchers at the Texas Policy Evaluation Project at UT Austin,were provided in Texas the first month the law was in effect compared to the year before.
Mariappuram said the tight time limitation has made it nearly impossible for young people; six weeks is long before most people even figure out they're pregnant.At that point, one of their only options is to go out of state for the procedure, which Mariapurram said is often not an option. Most of these minors are instead forced to carry out an unwanted pregnancy, she said.
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