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  • Protect rights of parents, health of teens

    Jeff Laszloffy, Montana Family Foundation

    In Montana, a teenager under age 18 can't get a tattoo or a body piercing without a parent's permission. Yet most people are stunned to learn that a girl of any age — even 12 or 13 — can be taken for an abortion without her parents even knowing about it. This is totally legal under current Montana law. There are 37 states that require parental notification or permission before a minor can get an abortion. Sadly, Montana is one of just 13 states without this common-sense policy. Legislative Referendum 120, on this year's bal...