A big I don’t care to parents commenting on the abortion for minors posts because guess what? I don’t care, not one bit. It shouldn’t be required by law that parents know about their children’s abortion. Let’s break this down as to why.

1. There is a chance that the child is pregnant because they were raped by their parent. You would be literally be notifying a rapist and putting that child in further harm.

2. There is a chance that child was a victim of rape by a family member and the parents are more interested in protect the family member instead of their own child. It happens more often than people think.

3. The child comes from an abusive household where news of their pregnancy and/or abortion would put them on harm’s way.

All of these options would put the child in immense danger. Whether it’s emotional/physical abuse or being kicked out of their home, it puts them in danger. You cannot have this mindset that all parents are wonderful parents that love their children. When you say shit like “Well, as a parent I-” Nope, shut the fuck up. You’re not entitled to that type of information. Not to mention, it puts other children in danger. You wanting this notification law puts other children in harm’s way…I don’t care if you’re not abusive or you wouldn’t kick your child out, you’re putting child victims in danger because you think you’re entitled to know every single thing that happens in your child’s life.

But mostly this is what I want to get across: if your child doesn’t trust you enough to tell you they’re pregnant, YOU fucked up. That’s right, you gave that child a reason not to trust you. You made them feel that way. You gave them a fucking reason to fear your reaction so why should other underprivileged children have to suffer because of your parenting…??

-Allie