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parental notification  

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  • Parental notification is the legal requirement that health care professionals treating minors notify one or both parents before treatment is rendered. In 2007, according to the planned parenthood federation of america (PPFA), sixteen states had parental notice laws on abortion on the books. [Source: Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z; Parental Notification]

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