Telling...

Does Parental Notification Bill Trod On Abortion Rights?

"...contentious debate surrounding Senate Bill 86, which would mandate parental notification for minors seeking abortions, and penalize physicians who..."

March 7, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Shaming Girls in Crisis

Lawmakers seek to restrict 'bypass' abortions

"...that allows a minor to seek an abortion without parental approval could jeopardize a minor's privacy ,and potentially put..."

May 2, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

On The Lege

Hijacked

"...flare, but House members successfully pushed through Texas' first parental notification bill well before sundown on Saturday. Senate Bill..."

May 28, 1999 News Column

The Spirit of 76th

The Presidential Card

"...The parental notification bill, resurrected biennially by Senate Republicans Jane Nelson..."

June 18, 1999 News Column by Erica C. Barnett

Naked City

Off The Desk:

"...communication about life-changing issues. But the unintended consequence of parental consent and notification laws is that vulnerable teens who..."

Sept. 11, 1998 News Feature

On The Lege

Development Devils

"...Such may be the case with SB 30, the "parental notification" anti-abortion bill which passed smoothly through Senate chambers..."

April 23, 1999 News Column

If You Can't Stand the Heat ...

Republican Jill Warren is behind in the polls and going negative on her Democratic opponent Ann Kitchen, in the race for House District 48 in Travis County.

"...to a law that passed last session, which requires parental notification for a women under 17 to get an..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

A Decade at the Lege

"...of one bill prohibiting gay marriages and another requiring parental notification on abortion -- didn't make the cut, not..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Kids Can Take Their Chances

"...ensure they understand their legal rights -- then the parental notification statute cannot stand alone as the basis for..."

March 15, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Bill of the Week: Barriers to Bypass

Legislation would make abortion access more difficult for minors

"...In Texas, women under 18 must secure parental permission to undergo an abortion. However, if a minor..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Taking the Fifth?

The battle lines form over the Bush nomination of Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

"...this quotation from another Texas judge: "To construe the Parental Notification Act so narrowly as to eliminate bypasses or..."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

State Blackmail Over Health Care Funding?

Is women's health funding in jeopardy?

"...source that requires confidential services for teens without mandated parental notification. Asked whether the decision to shift from federal..."

June 20, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Closing Open Records

Rick Perry and George W. Bush treat open records law as an obstacle to be gotten around, not a cornerstone of democracy.

"...allowed under Texas law), Gonzales wrote, "to construe the Parental Notification Act so narrowly as to eliminate bypasses ......"

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Where Was George?

"...for the Republican right, the final push for a parental notification bill that Bush promises "will accomplish the objective..."

May 28, 1999 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...launched the first legal attack on the state's new parental consent law. Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas..."

Aug. 15, 1997 News Feature

Our Bodies, Our Cities

Austin and Beyond

"...to Lege-watchers from sessions past. The bills would require parental notification and parental consent, respectively, for minors to obtain..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Column by Erica C. Barnett

Women's Health: Our Bodies, Their Laws

State Affairs' nine "wise men" decide what's good for Texas women.

"...on the children). HB 945 (Phil King, R-Weatherford) hardens parental notification laws by mandating that young women seeking abortions..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

On the Lege

Boxed Out

"...hundreds of signs reading "Protect our Daughters" and "Restore Parental Rights," the anti-abortion contingent marched down Congress Avenue and..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Column

Groups File Expansive Suit to Challenge Dozens of Abortion Restrictions

Lawsuit filed Thursday in Austin federal court

"...misinformation about abortion; onerous abortion reporting requirements; a 1999 parental notification law; and others. It additionally challenges the UT..."

June 14, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

'Chipping Away': A Texas Abortion Rights Timeline

"...• a requirement of parental notification for underage girls seeking abortion;..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lege Lines: The Score

Grading the Lege on women's health, drug policy, and criminal justice

"...restricted judicial bypass for minors seeking abortion and required parental notification for each outside speaker used in sex education..."

May 31, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

State Wavers on Class Sizes

'Streamlining' measure will lead to higher student-teacher ratios, groups charge

"...is requested. "One of our chief concerns is that parental notification pretty much evaporates," said Rob D'Amico, a spokesman..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

"...helps teenage girls who want to bypass Texas' new parental-notification abortion law, has issued a report claiming that girls..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Statewide Watson

An early preview of Kirk Watson's race for attorney general

"...to our worker's compensation system ... conservatively interpreted our parental notification laws, and took tough stands on juvenile justice..."

Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Looking for Mr. Goodbill

A look at what's been filed for the 77th session at the Texas Legislature

"...attempts to restrict abortion rights for juveniles, to strengthen "parental notification" enforcement, and to raise the age (currently 14)..."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Gagging the Right

Republicans muzzled the Religious Right during the GOP convention

"...been signing legislation providing reasonable restrictions on abortion -- parental notification and waiting periods. And the earth hasn't come..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Planned Parenthood of Austin is hosting a forum on parental notification laws Thursday, Aug. 27, at 11:45am at the..."

Aug. 21, 1998 News Feature

Public Notice

Top of the Waiting List

"...* Planned Parenthood hosts a Critical Issues Forum on Parental Notification & Consent Laws, Thu, Aug 27, 11:45am at..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...odds with Wentworth over the state income tax and parental notification for teenage abortions, says that Wentworth actively stumped..."

April 10, 1998 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Shapiro is half-way to her long-pursued goal of requiring parental notification for minors seeking abortions. Her bill passed 22-9..."

March 28, 1997 News Feature

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