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Notification and consent: the differential effects of parental involvement laws on teen abortion

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  • Graham Gardner

    (Texas Christian University)

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US state legislation requiring parental involvement in the abortion decision of a minor has grown in prevalence since its origin in the 1970s. Today, 36 states impose a parental involvement requirement on their residents below the age of 18. These laws come in two primary categories: parental notification and parental consent. Though much research estimates the effects of these policies, limited evidence exists regarding any differential impact between parental notification and parental consent. This paper uses the synthetic control method to determine if the increased marginal cost of an abortion imposed by a parental consent statute affects the abortion rate and birth rate for minors relative to parental notification. Results indicate no evidence of a marginal effect of parental consent laws on the abortion/birth rate for minors overall, suggesting that the additional cost of a parental consent law may be small.

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  • Graham Gardner, 2024. "Notification and consent: the differential effects of parental involvement laws on teen abortion," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 22(4), pages 1517-1550, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:reveho:v:22:y:2024:i:4:d:10.1007_s11150-024-09723-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s11150-024-09723-8
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    Keywords

    Abortion; Birth; Parental involvement laws;
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    JEL classification:

    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy

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