Abortion Debate Divides Democrats and Republicans Alike

Democrats are divided over whether children and teenagers should be able to have an abortion without telling their parents, with some seeing repealing parental notification and consent laws as a political liability. Anti-abortion groups are seizing on the issue, aiming ads and other messaging at parents upset by the idea that their children are having abortions without their knowledge. Nearly three-quarters of states have laws that either require parents to give permission or be notified before their child terminates a pregnancy.