Abortion

Other Places To Get Help

Online Resource

Parental Consent and Notification Laws
Teenwire
Web Address:	http://www.teenwire.com/infocus/1998/if-19981201p065.php
In the United States, each state has its own legal requirements for parental permission before a teen can have an abortion. This page of the Teenwire Web site provides state-by-state information about teen abortion consent laws. The information has been provided by the legal staff of Planned Parenthood.

Organizations

National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL)
1156 15th Street, N.W.
Suite 700
Washington, DC  20005
Phone:	(202) 973-3000
TDD:	1-877-YOU DECIDE (1-877-968-3324)
Web Address:	http://www.naral.org
The NARAL Foundation works to educate the public on issues related to reproductive freedom. The NARAL Foundation promotes effective pregnancy prevention programs and expanded access to reproductive health care, family planning services, contraception, and age-appropriate sexuality education.
National Abortion Federation
1755 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Suite 600
Washington, DC  20036
Phone:	(202) 667-5881
TDD:	1-800-772-9100
Web Address:	http://www.prochoice.org
The National Abortion Federation offers a toll-free hot line that provides referrals for abortion services in the United States and Canada.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
434 West 33rd Street
New York, NY  10001
Phone:	1-800-230-PLAN (1-800-230-7526) (212) 541-7800
Fax:	(212) 245-1845
Web Address:	www.ppfa.org
The Planned Parenthood Federation of American provides comprehensive reproductive health care and consumer information about family planning, sexual health, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

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Author:	Healthwise Medical Writer	Last Updated: October 6, 2006
Medical Review:	Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine Lori A. Boardman, MD, ScM - Obstetrics and Gynecology
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