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The Importance of Parental Consent Laws 

February 05, 2026 BY Editor

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Did you know that in many cases a minor can get a secret abortion without her parents’ knowledge? This is in part due to abortion facilities like Planned Parenthood looking the other way when an unaccompanied minor comes in even without any identification.

Every parent has the right to know if their child’s safety and well-being are being compromised. No parent should have to live through the nightmare of witnessing their child getting a secret abortion. This week we are joined by a parent, Eileen Roberts, who experienced this betrayal and by Noemi Padilla a former abortion worker who witnessed this in action.

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Parents for Life

Based on her personal experience, Eileen tirelessly works to educate the public and legislators of the need for public policy that protects minors and the rights of parents to be involved with their daughter’s life and death decision before an abortion.

 

And Then There Were None (ATTWN)

And Then There Were None is a nonprofit organization founded and led by Abby Johnson to help abortion clinic workers leave the abortion industry. Abby worked for Planned Parenthood for eight years, working her way up through the ranks to become the clinic director of an abortion facility in Bryan, Texas.

 

Website Promotes Secret Teen Abortions

A pro-abortion website, IneedAnA.com, is now openly promoting resources designed to help teenagers obtain secret abortions without their parents ever knowing. One section is chillingly titled, “Let’s start with parental involvement laws, what are they?”

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Parental Involvement

The same year, Guttmacher reviewed 16 peer-reviewed studies to see if laws requiring parent involvement were a deterrent to choosing abortion. They were. Dr. New found three additional studies, bringing the total to 19. All of them showed a decline in minors’ abortion rate. Additional studies had similar results, most in the range of a 15 to 20 percent decline.

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Guests

Eileen Roberts is President of Parents for Life. She is a voice for parents, who educates the public of the need for policies that protect minors and the rights of their parents

Noemi Padilla worked at Tampa Women’s Health for four years as a Licensed Practical Nurse Manager until 2017. Noemi now serves as ATTWN’s Client Support Specialist.

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