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... the state is interfering in an area that should be private.
In the best of worlds, a minor who is pregnant would seek her parents' guidance and insight immediately. In fact, most of them do just that. They may tell their male partner or a trusted girlfriend first, but in short order they do take their parents into confidence about the situation.
However, if a minor chooses not to involve her parents in her decision to abort her pregnancy there's usually a very good reason for her decision. The clinic or the doctor she chooses will advise her on ways to prevent pregnancy and answer any questions or concerns she may have.
The state has no "compelling state interest" in this matter whatsoever. This effort is merely an attempt to pander to some parents who seem to think that the state should be their babysitter when the kids are small and their personal snitch when the kids get older. That is not the proper function of the state.
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