Some Californians are still upset about the rejection of Prop. 73 [View All]

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And people everywhere, who want parental notification, still whine that "their permission is required to give Tylenol to their kids, but not for abortion?"

And I have to wonder whether these people are really so obtuse or they are just pretending. Or have they quickly forgot the time when they were teen agers? Or, perhaps, remember it too well and are now trying to shape the lives of their kids without a clue?

And some complain that Prop. 73 was rejected as part of rejecting everything. Nice try.

Thus, it is up to us to continue to tell these people, louder and louder that giving Tylenol to a teen ager, or approving ear piercing, and any other medical procedure that do not result from sexual activities is different.

That as much as we would like to have happy families where kids talk to their parents; as much as we would like to raise responsible kids who do not engage in sex until they are mature and, either way, understand the consequences and behave responsibly, that this is not always the way things are.

And perhaps we need to put it to these parents in a brutal way - would you rather have your daughter die in a back ally abortion because for some reason, she did not feel comfortable in approaching you?

And, yes, let some of them come out and say yes. I will dare them. We all need to dare them.