“…The clinic’s management tries to use the excuse that they can’t list everyailment on a consent form. However, if they’re going to procure abortions for 15-year-olds, then perhaps they can mention those. That falls pretty far outside the realm of scraped knees, broken fingers, and headaches, after all.”

“…For those of us who are parents, the release forms for school activities are a ubiquitous part of life. Usually, they make good sense, as we want to make sure that our children get medical treatment quickly when circumstances make parental notification first too complicated for prompt attention. In Seattle, a high school used such a release to procure an abortion for a 15-year-old student, and her parents are outraged. KOMO reported earlier this week on the story:”