Reply #243: I would agree, however the risk can be spelled out to them by a

[Solon]

counselor, not neccessarily their parents, and ultimately the decision is their own to make, whether the parents are informed or not. The point is to encourage the teenagers to talk to responsible adults, if they feel uncomfortable to talk to their parents, then it is in the interest of the state that they have a counselor assigned that can talk to them about it. All this law would do is force the teenager's hand in the decision making process, to a greater risk to her than it would be otherwise.