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- Title
Use of Judicial Bypass of Mandatory Parental Consent to Access Abortion and Judicial Bypass Denials, Florida and Texas, 2018–2021.
- Authors
Stevenson, Amanda Jean; Coleman-Minahan, Kate
- Abstract
Objectives. To describe minors' use of judicial bypass to access abortion and the percentage of bypass petitions denied in Florida and Texas. Methods. Data were derived from official state statistics on judicial bypasses and abortions by age in Texas and Florida; abortions in Texas among minor nonresidents were estimated. In addition, judicial bypass petitions as a percentage of abortions received by minors and judicial bypass denials as a percentage of petitions were calculated. Results. Between 2018 and 2021, minors received 5527 abortions in Florida and an estimated 5220 abortions in Texas. Use of judicial bypass was stable at 14% to 15% in Florida and declined from 14% to 10% in Texas. Among petitions for judicial bypass, denials increased in Florida from 6% to a maximum of 13% and remained stable in Texas at 5% to 7%. Conclusions. Minors' use of judicial bypass in Texas and Florida is substantial. The percentage of denials is higher and increasing in Florida. Public Health Implications. Minors who need confidential abortion care may now be forced to seek judicial bypass far from home. Parental involvement laws in states that do not ban abortion will compound barriers to abortion care. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(3):316–319. https://doi.org/10.2105/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307173)
- Subjects
FLORIDA; TEXAS; ABORTION statistics; INFORMED consent (Medical law); ABORTION laws; HEALTH services accessibility; MINORITIES; GOVERNMENT regulation; MISCARRIAGE; PUBLIC health; COMPARATIVE studies; PARENTING; PARENTAL notification (Medical law); DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; LEGISLATION; LAW
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2023, Vol 113, Issue 3, p316
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/ajph.2022.307173