Pediatrics. 2022 Sep 1;150(3). doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-058780.
The American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirms its position that the rights of adolescents under 18 years of age to confidential care when considering legal medical and surgical abortion therapies should be protected. Most adolescents voluntarily involve parents and other trusted adults in decisions regarding pregnancy termination and should be encouraged to do so when safe and appropriate. The legal climate surrounding abortion law is rapidly becoming more restrictive and threatens to adversely impact adolescents. Mandatory parental involvement, the judicial bypass procedure, and general restrictive abortion policies pose risks to adolescents' health by causing delays in accessing medical care, increasing volatility within a family, and limiting their pregnancy options. These harms underscore the importance of adolescents' access to confidential abortion care. This statement presents a summary of pertinent current information related to the impact of legislation requiring mandatory parental involvement in an adolescent's decision to obtain abortion services.
美国儿科学会重申其立场，即18岁以下青少年在考虑合法的医疗和手术堕胎治疗时，其接受保密护理的权利应受到保护。大多数青少年在决定终止妊娠时会自愿让父母和其他值得信赖的成年人参与进来，并且在安全且合适的情况下应鼓励他们这样做。围绕堕胎法的法律环境正迅速变得更加严格，这有可能对青少年产生不利影响。强制父母参与、司法绕过程序以及普遍的限制性堕胎政策，会导致获得医疗护理的延迟、加剧家庭内部的动荡并限制他们的妊娠选择，从而对青少年的健康构成风险。这些危害凸显了青少年获得保密堕胎护理的重要性。本声明概述了与要求父母强制参与青少年堕胎服务决定的立法影响相关的当前相关信息。
