A Seattle, Washington, high school recently made the news because the in-school "health center" sent a 15 year old girl for an abortion during school hours. The teen took a pregnancy test at the school clinic, and at some point was put in a taxi and sent off to have an abortion. The mother of the teen says that the teen was told that if she concealed the abortion from her family that the abortion would be free of charge.
Washington state does not require a parent to give consent for a minor to have an abortion, nor does it require a parent to even be notified. Only a few states require neither parental notification nor parental consent: Connecticut, DC, Hawaii, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington.
If the high school your children attend has an in-school clinic, find out who runs the clinic... is it run by the school districit or by a separate medical provider? Exactly what services does the clinic provide? Are you able to opt-in to some services for your child, but opt-out of other services? What is the clinic's policy on pregnancy tests, abortion referrals, and other sexuality issues?
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