<P> In 2009, the Socialist government passed a bill that states that girls aged 16 and 17 must inform her parents (but does not need parental consent) for an abortion except if the girl comes from an abusive household and such news will cause more strife . </P> <P> The current legislation is the Abortion Act of 1974 . This states that up until the end of the eighteenth week of the pregnancy the choice of an abortion is entirely up to the woman, for any reason whatsoever . The law makes no distinction with regards to the age of the pregnant woman . </P> <P> Parental involvement laws in the UK; if the girl is seen as competent by medical staff no disclosure to parents is allowed . In most cases, girls aged 13 or above will be covered by this provision but pre-teenagers will not and parents, social workers and police can become involved to protect the child . Around 120 12 - year - olds, at least five 11 - year - olds and two nine - year - olds have had legal abortions since 1996 . In 2005, Sue Axon, of Manchester, wanted the law changed to prevent girls under 16 getting confidential advice . However, the High Court had rejected a review of guidelines which state that terminations do not need parents' consent and doctors should respect girls' confidentiality . </P> <P> In the United States, most states typically require one of two types of parental involvement--consent or notification, or both . 37 states require parental involvement in a minor's decision to have an abortion (21 states require parental consent only, 3 of which require both parents to consent, 11 states require parental notification only, 1 of which requires that both parents be notified, 5 states require both parental consent and notification, 8 states require the parental consent documentation to be notarized). In Delaware the law only applies to minors under 16, and in South Carolina to minors under 17 . Parental involvement laws played a key role in forcing the Court to clarify its position on abortion regulation . The Court ruled, in essence, that parental involvement laws (and all other abortion regulation) can legally make it more difficult for a female to acquire an abortion . But there is a threshold beyond which the increased difficulties become unconstitutional . Requiring spousal involvement before a woman can acquire an abortion has been interpreted as falling on the unconstitutional side of that threshold, while parental involvement has been interpreted as falling on the constitutional side . Or, to use the language of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992), spousal notification laws place an "undue burden" on a woman's ability to get an abortion, whereas parental involvement laws do not . </P>

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