California Catholic Bishops have come out in support of Proposition 73: Parental Notification Prior to Termination of Minor’s Pregnancy….Vincentian Father Richard Benson, academic dean and moral theology chair of St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo prepared homily notes for support of Proposition 73 in California.The California Catholic Conference of Bishops supports Proposition 73, “Termination of Minor’s Pregnancy. Waiting Period and Parental Notification. Initiative Constitutional Amendment,” which will appear on the November 2005 ballot. The proposed law, which has been called the “Parents Right to Know” by its sponsors, would require notification of the parent(s) or guardian(s) of a minor 48 hours before she obtains an abortion, unless a judge determines that such notification places the minor in danger.
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