Advocates Endorses Proposition 4

Proposition 4 will amend the California Constitution to require doctors to notify an adult family member (within) 48 hours before performing an abortion on an unemancipated minor.   

Proposition 4, also known as Sarah’s Law, requires a doctor to notify a parent, or, in case of parental abuse, another adult family member of an un-emancipated minor 48 hours before performing an abortion on her. It also requires a doctor to obtain the personal consent of a minor before performing the abortion and allows for court intervention if a minor is being coerced to have an abortion.

These Parental Involvement Laws are not new to many. In fact, 44 states have passed these laws and they are in effect in over 30 states as of this moment. Fortunately, the United States Supreme Court has upheld these laws repeatedly for years and the result within these states has been a decline in teen abortions, STD’s, and teen pregnancies. These results are phenomenal and with your votes, California will see the remarkable benefits of the passage of Proposition 4. 

At this point in time, in California, the list of activities a young woman under the age of 18 is not allowed to participate in is endless. Without parental consent, a child is prohibited from getting a cavity filled, her ears pierced, and/or even a tan at a tanning salon. However, a female minor is allowed to have a surgical and/or chemical abortion performed by a doctor without any notice given to a parental guardian.  This truth is devastating to California, however, all hope is not lost.

Voting “Yes” on Proposition 4 will bring this disaster to a close.  The protection of California’s children, those who are in their most vulnerable teenage years and those who are unborn, is vitally important for obvious reasons that are too numerous to state.  The lives of children are at stake.  Advocates is endorsing Proposition 4 in an effort to protect California’s children.  Please join us.