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16 Tex. J. Women & L. 185 (2006-2007)
Parental Involvement Laws for Abortion in the United States and the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child: Can International Law Secure the Right to Choose for Minors

handle is hein.journals/tjwl16 and id is 189 raw text is: Texas Journal of Women and the Law Volume 16 PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT LAWS FOR ABORTION IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: CAN INTERNATIONAL LAW SECURE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE FOR MINORS? Katie Hatziavramidis* I. Introduction ........................................................................................... 186 II. The Consequences of Parental Involvement Laws and Their Impact upon M inors .................................................................................... 187 III. The Current U.S. Stance toward Abortion and Parental Involvem ent L aw s .......................................................................... 191 IV. International Law as a Source of Reproductive Rights for A dolescents ..................................................................................... 192 V. The Role of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child ............... 194 VI. United States Ratification of the CRC ................................................ 198 V II. C onclusion ......................................................................................... 202 *. J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 2005 (Articles & Notes Editor, Texas International Law Journal). The author is an attorney in the greater Chicago area, and her interests center on human and civil rights matters, particularly employment discrimination. She has testified before the Texas Senate on parental involvement laws and been active in the fields of gender and reproductive rights for over a decade. The author wishes to thank Kae McLaughlin, for her unyielding support; Susan Osuch, for her encouragement and assistance; Professor Jordan Steiker, for his course on race and sex discrimination and dedication to such issues, the Houston EEOC office, and Claibourne Harrison, for persuading her to submit this manuscript and for loving and believing in her. The author is a member of Mensa, a remote member of Law Students for Choice, and was Vice-President of Voices for Choice, from 1997-98, as an undergraduate at the University of Texas.

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