“Girls need regular medical follow-up after an abortion to detect future complications. It is highly unlikely that a teenage girl will seek appropriate treatment for complications arising from secret abortion, thus endangering her health. I cannot go home with a young girl, therefore the care that I can provide is limited to my office – only parents can provide care beyond that.”
Drea Olmstead, “Secrecy Not the Answer in Abortion Decision” Eugene (OR) Register – Guard, November 3, 2006
She is obstetrician gynecologist who practices in Oregon, where in 2006 voters turned down a ballot measure that would’ve made it mandatory for teens to acquire parental consent for abortion.
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