If you are pregnant, under 18, and seeking abortion care, it can be hard to know where to turn, and to know what’s legal and what’s not. Here's everything you need to know ⤵️
At 19, Makayla Montoya Frazier needed an abortion. Even in better times, it wasn't an easy journey.
If you live in one of the states where abortion is currently banned, you will most likely need to travel to another state for an in-clinic abortion. For any pregnant person, being forced to travel out of state to have an abortion is difficult, but for minors, it can be much more challenging.require parental involvement in a minor’s decision to have an abortion, 21 of which require parental consent in order for the minor to have the abortion.
If you have the support of your parents and/or are comfortable including them in your decision to have an abortion, you can travel to any state where abortion is legal . Book an appointment with a clinic as soon as you can, as wait times will increase as more states ban abortion, and abortion is a time-sensitive procedure.
If you aren’t comfortable telling a parent about your decision to have an abortion, you can seek what’s called a “” in one of the many states that has this system. Judicial bypass allows you to go directly before a judge and get approval from that judge to have an abortion, rather than having consent from your parents. Yes, it’s paternalistic and unfair that you literally have to get permission from someone else to choose what to do with your body, but it is an option for legal abortion.
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