OT: There are a lot of things that do NOT make sense.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

[quote=Enorah]This law protects children who lives in homes where they are being abused – sexually, verbally, physically, etc.

If your parents are beating the crap out of you and you get pregnant, what do you think they are going to do when you tell them you are pregnant? Take your hand, give you a hug, and counsel you?
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Huh ?

What about all those children who are in abusive households who are not pregnant ?
How are we going to protect them.

My point is that their are laws to protect children from abuse. A child in an abusive household should seek protection from authorities or a trusted relative, whether or not they are pregnant.

The proposition that was defeated has nothing to do with abuse. That argument was simply a red herring argument to get your vote.

The proposition sought to provide parental notification in the case where minors sought a specific elective medical procedure.

The problem is that the type of specific medical procedure is one that incites extreme emotions from both sides.

Personally, I do not believe that minors under a certain age (we can argue whether it is 14, 16 or 18) should be able to obtain any elective medical procedure without parental consent.

Are there other non-emergency medical procedures that can be performed on minors without parental consent ?

[Enorah]

Did you grow up in a home where there was abuse happening?

Let me tell you something, it can be happening right in front of the face of so called authorities, “trusted relatives”, & neighbors, and continue for years.

Did you hear what you said?

[quote]A child in an abusive household should seek protection from authorities or a trusted relative, whether or not they are pregnant.[/quote]

When a child is being abused often they do not understand that any adult can help them. That is what abuse does, strips the child of trust or the ability to reach out for help.

[Enorah]

Did you grow up in a home where there was abuse happening?

Let me tell you something, it can be happening right in front of the face of so called authorities, “trusted relatives”, & neighbors, and continue for years.

Did you hear what you said?

[quote]A child in an abusive household should seek protection from authorities or a trusted relative, whether or not they are pregnant.[/quote]

When a child is being abused often they do not understand that any adult can help them. That is what abuse does, strips the child of trust or the ability to reach out for help.

[Enorah]

Did you grow up in a home where there was abuse happening?

Let me tell you something, it can be happening right in front of the face of so called authorities, “trusted relatives”, & neighbors, and continue for years.

Did you hear what you said?

[quote]A child in an abusive household should seek protection from authorities or a trusted relative, whether or not they are pregnant.[/quote]

When a child is being abused often they do not understand that any adult can help them. That is what abuse does, strips the child of trust or the ability to reach out for help.

[Enorah]

Did you grow up in a home where there was abuse happening?

Let me tell you something, it can be happening right in front of the face of so called authorities, “trusted relatives”, & neighbors, and continue for years.

Did you hear what you said?

[quote]A child in an abusive household should seek protection from authorities or a trusted relative, whether or not they are pregnant.[/quote]

When a child is being abused often they do not understand that any adult can help them. That is what abuse does, strips the child of trust or the ability to reach out for help.

[Enorah]

Did you grow up in a home where there was abuse happening?

Let me tell you something, it can be happening right in front of the face of so called authorities, “trusted relatives”, & neighbors, and continue for years.

Did you hear what you said?

[quote]A child in an abusive household should seek protection from authorities or a trusted relative, whether or not they are pregnant.[/quote]

When a child is being abused often they do not understand that any adult can help them. That is what abuse does, strips the child of trust or the ability to reach out for help.

[Enorah]

http://www.childhelp.org/resources/learning-center/statistics

Child Abuse Statistics in the USA

* An estimated 906,000 children are victims of abuse & neglect every year. The rate of victimization is 12.3 children per 1,000 children
* Children ages 0-3 are the most likely to experience abuse. About 1 in 50 U.S. infants are victims of nonfatal child abuse or neglect in a year, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group done by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention along with The Federal Administration for Children and Families.1
* 1,500 children die every year from child abuse and neglect. That is just over 4 fatalities every day.
* 79% of the children killed are younger than 4.

Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect in USA

*
80% of young adults who had been abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least 1 psychiatric disorder at the age of 21 (including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, & post-traumatic stress disorder)
*
Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy
*
Children who experience child abuse & neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile, 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult, and 30% more likely to commit violent crime.
*
14.4% of all men in prison in the United States were abused as children and 36.7% of all women in prison were abused as children
*
Children who have been sexually abused are 2.5 times more likely develop alcohol abuse
*
Children who have been sexually abused are 3.8 times more likely develop drug addictions
*
Nearly 2/3’s of the people in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused as children

[Enorah]

http://www.childhelp.org/resources/learning-center/statistics

Child Abuse Statistics in the USA

* An estimated 906,000 children are victims of abuse & neglect every year. The rate of victimization is 12.3 children per 1,000 children
* Children ages 0-3 are the most likely to experience abuse. About 1 in 50 U.S. infants are victims of nonfatal child abuse or neglect in a year, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group done by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention along with The Federal Administration for Children and Families.1
* 1,500 children die every year from child abuse and neglect. That is just over 4 fatalities every day.
* 79% of the children killed are younger than 4.

Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect in USA

*
80% of young adults who had been abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least 1 psychiatric disorder at the age of 21 (including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, & post-traumatic stress disorder)
*
Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy
*
Children who experience child abuse & neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile, 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult, and 30% more likely to commit violent crime.
*
14.4% of all men in prison in the United States were abused as children and 36.7% of all women in prison were abused as children
*
Children who have been sexually abused are 2.5 times more likely develop alcohol abuse
*
Children who have been sexually abused are 3.8 times more likely develop drug addictions
*
Nearly 2/3’s of the people in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused as children

[Enorah]

http://www.childhelp.org/resources/learning-center/statistics

Child Abuse Statistics in the USA

* An estimated 906,000 children are victims of abuse & neglect every year. The rate of victimization is 12.3 children per 1,000 children
* Children ages 0-3 are the most likely to experience abuse. About 1 in 50 U.S. infants are victims of nonfatal child abuse or neglect in a year, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group done by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention along with The Federal Administration for Children and Families.1
* 1,500 children die every year from child abuse and neglect. That is just over 4 fatalities every day.
* 79% of the children killed are younger than 4.

Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect in USA

*
80% of young adults who had been abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least 1 psychiatric disorder at the age of 21 (including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, & post-traumatic stress disorder)
*
Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy
*
Children who experience child abuse & neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile, 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult, and 30% more likely to commit violent crime.
*
14.4% of all men in prison in the United States were abused as children and 36.7% of all women in prison were abused as children
*
Children who have been sexually abused are 2.5 times more likely develop alcohol abuse
*
Children who have been sexually abused are 3.8 times more likely develop drug addictions
*
Nearly 2/3’s of the people in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused as children

[Enorah]

http://www.childhelp.org/resources/learning-center/statistics

Child Abuse Statistics in the USA

* An estimated 906,000 children are victims of abuse & neglect every year. The rate of victimization is 12.3 children per 1,000 children
* Children ages 0-3 are the most likely to experience abuse. About 1 in 50 U.S. infants are victims of nonfatal child abuse or neglect in a year, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group done by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention along with The Federal Administration for Children and Families.1
* 1,500 children die every year from child abuse and neglect. That is just over 4 fatalities every day.
* 79% of the children killed are younger than 4.

Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect in USA

*
80% of young adults who had been abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least 1 psychiatric disorder at the age of 21 (including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, & post-traumatic stress disorder)
*
Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy
*
Children who experience child abuse & neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile, 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult, and 30% more likely to commit violent crime.
*
14.4% of all men in prison in the United States were abused as children and 36.7% of all women in prison were abused as children
*
Children who have been sexually abused are 2.5 times more likely develop alcohol abuse
*
Children who have been sexually abused are 3.8 times more likely develop drug addictions
*
Nearly 2/3’s of the people in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused as children

[Enorah]

http://www.childhelp.org/resources/learning-center/statistics

Child Abuse Statistics in the USA

* An estimated 906,000 children are victims of abuse & neglect every year. The rate of victimization is 12.3 children per 1,000 children
* Children ages 0-3 are the most likely to experience abuse. About 1 in 50 U.S. infants are victims of nonfatal child abuse or neglect in a year, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group done by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention along with The Federal Administration for Children and Families.1
* 1,500 children die every year from child abuse and neglect. That is just over 4 fatalities every day.
* 79% of the children killed are younger than 4.

Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect in USA

*
80% of young adults who had been abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least 1 psychiatric disorder at the age of 21 (including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, & post-traumatic stress disorder)
*
Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy
*
Children who experience child abuse & neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile, 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult, and 30% more likely to commit violent crime.
*
14.4% of all men in prison in the United States were abused as children and 36.7% of all women in prison were abused as children
*
Children who have been sexually abused are 2.5 times more likely develop alcohol abuse
*
Children who have been sexually abused are 3.8 times more likely develop drug addictions
*
Nearly 2/3’s of the people in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused as children

[Enorah]

http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3609804.html

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Volume 36, Number 3, May/June 2004
Teenage Pregnancy and Associated Risk Behaviors Among Sexually Abused Adolescents
By Elizabeth M. Saewyc, Lara Leanne Magee and Sandra E. Pettingell

CONTEXT: Previous research suggests a link between adolescent pregnancy and sexual abuse history, but most studies have used clinical samples of females only and single measures of abuse.

METHODS: Associations between pregnancy involvement, risk behaviors and sexual abuse were examined in sexually experienced teenagers from the Minnesota Student Surveys of 1992 (N=29,187) and 1998 (N=25,002). Chi-square tests assessed differences in pregnancy involvement and related risk behaviors among four groups of adolescents, categorized by type of abuse experienced: none, incest only, nonfamilial only or both. Odds ratios for pregnancy involvement and risk behaviors, adjusted for grade level and race, were calculated for each gender by using logistic regression analysis.

RESULTS: Sexual abuse was reported by 6% of males and 27% of females in 1992, and by 9% and 22% in 1998. Reports of pregnancy involvement were significantly more common among abused adolescents (13-26% of females and 22-61% of males, depending on type of abuse) than among nonabused adolescents (8-10%). Abused adolescents were more likely than others to report risk behaviors, and teenagers reporting both abuse types had the highest odds of pregnancy involvement and risk behaviors. The differential in the odds of pregnancy involvement and most behaviors was larger between nonabused and abused males than between nonabused and abused females.

CONCLUSIONS: Teenage pregnancy risk is strongly linked to sexual abuse, especially for males and those who have experienced both incest and nonfamilial abuse. To further reduce the U.S. teenage pregnancy rate, the pregnancy prevention needs of these groups must be adequately addressed.

[Enorah]

http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3609804.html

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Volume 36, Number 3, May/June 2004
Teenage Pregnancy and Associated Risk Behaviors Among Sexually Abused Adolescents
By Elizabeth M. Saewyc, Lara Leanne Magee and Sandra E. Pettingell

CONTEXT: Previous research suggests a link between adolescent pregnancy and sexual abuse history, but most studies have used clinical samples of females only and single measures of abuse.

METHODS: Associations between pregnancy involvement, risk behaviors and sexual abuse were examined in sexually experienced teenagers from the Minnesota Student Surveys of 1992 (N=29,187) and 1998 (N=25,002). Chi-square tests assessed differences in pregnancy involvement and related risk behaviors among four groups of adolescents, categorized by type of abuse experienced: none, incest only, nonfamilial only or both. Odds ratios for pregnancy involvement and risk behaviors, adjusted for grade level and race, were calculated for each gender by using logistic regression analysis.

RESULTS: Sexual abuse was reported by 6% of males and 27% of females in 1992, and by 9% and 22% in 1998. Reports of pregnancy involvement were significantly more common among abused adolescents (13-26% of females and 22-61% of males, depending on type of abuse) than among nonabused adolescents (8-10%). Abused adolescents were more likely than others to report risk behaviors, and teenagers reporting both abuse types had the highest odds of pregnancy involvement and risk behaviors. The differential in the odds of pregnancy involvement and most behaviors was larger between nonabused and abused males than between nonabused and abused females.

CONCLUSIONS: Teenage pregnancy risk is strongly linked to sexual abuse, especially for males and those who have experienced both incest and nonfamilial abuse. To further reduce the U.S. teenage pregnancy rate, the pregnancy prevention needs of these groups must be adequately addressed.

[Enorah]

http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3609804.html

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Volume 36, Number 3, May/June 2004
Teenage Pregnancy and Associated Risk Behaviors Among Sexually Abused Adolescents
By Elizabeth M. Saewyc, Lara Leanne Magee and Sandra E. Pettingell

CONTEXT: Previous research suggests a link between adolescent pregnancy and sexual abuse history, but most studies have used clinical samples of females only and single measures of abuse.

METHODS: Associations between pregnancy involvement, risk behaviors and sexual abuse were examined in sexually experienced teenagers from the Minnesota Student Surveys of 1992 (N=29,187) and 1998 (N=25,002). Chi-square tests assessed differences in pregnancy involvement and related risk behaviors among four groups of adolescents, categorized by type of abuse experienced: none, incest only, nonfamilial only or both. Odds ratios for pregnancy involvement and risk behaviors, adjusted for grade level and race, were calculated for each gender by using logistic regression analysis.

RESULTS: Sexual abuse was reported by 6% of males and 27% of females in 1992, and by 9% and 22% in 1998. Reports of pregnancy involvement were significantly more common among abused adolescents (13-26% of females and 22-61% of males, depending on type of abuse) than among nonabused adolescents (8-10%). Abused adolescents were more likely than others to report risk behaviors, and teenagers reporting both abuse types had the highest odds of pregnancy involvement and risk behaviors. The differential in the odds of pregnancy involvement and most behaviors was larger between nonabused and abused males than between nonabused and abused females.

CONCLUSIONS: Teenage pregnancy risk is strongly linked to sexual abuse, especially for males and those who have experienced both incest and nonfamilial abuse. To further reduce the U.S. teenage pregnancy rate, the pregnancy prevention needs of these groups must be adequately addressed.

[Enorah]

http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3609804.html

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Volume 36, Number 3, May/June 2004
Teenage Pregnancy and Associated Risk Behaviors Among Sexually Abused Adolescents
By Elizabeth M. Saewyc, Lara Leanne Magee and Sandra E. Pettingell

CONTEXT: Previous research suggests a link between adolescent pregnancy and sexual abuse history, but most studies have used clinical samples of females only and single measures of abuse.

METHODS: Associations between pregnancy involvement, risk behaviors and sexual abuse were examined in sexually experienced teenagers from the Minnesota Student Surveys of 1992 (N=29,187) and 1998 (N=25,002). Chi-square tests assessed differences in pregnancy involvement and related risk behaviors among four groups of adolescents, categorized by type of abuse experienced: none, incest only, nonfamilial only or both. Odds ratios for pregnancy involvement and risk behaviors, adjusted for grade level and race, were calculated for each gender by using logistic regression analysis.

RESULTS: Sexual abuse was reported by 6% of males and 27% of females in 1992, and by 9% and 22% in 1998. Reports of pregnancy involvement were significantly more common among abused adolescents (13-26% of females and 22-61% of males, depending on type of abuse) than among nonabused adolescents (8-10%). Abused adolescents were more likely than others to report risk behaviors, and teenagers reporting both abuse types had the highest odds of pregnancy involvement and risk behaviors. The differential in the odds of pregnancy involvement and most behaviors was larger between nonabused and abused males than between nonabused and abused females.

CONCLUSIONS: Teenage pregnancy risk is strongly linked to sexual abuse, especially for males and those who have experienced both incest and nonfamilial abuse. To further reduce the U.S. teenage pregnancy rate, the pregnancy prevention needs of these groups must be adequately addressed.

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