July 25, 2006
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga, today applauded
Senate passage of the Child Custody Protection Act. The legislation,
which Chambliss cosponsored, makes it a federal offense to transport
a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion and avoid
home-state parental consent or notification laws.
“This bill is a common-sense measure that underscores the importance
of families, parents, and children and ensures the American public
that we will protect them,” said Chambliss. “It demonstrates
the importance of respecting our citizens who have spoken in state
after state by the adoption of parental notification and parental
consent requirements before a minor child can be subjected to
invasive medical procedures with both physical and emotional
consequences. Too often, outside third parties have intentionally
sought to circumvent these pro-family state laws and invade the
parent-child relationship by transporting children across state
lines for the purpose of having an abortion. This bill will
serve as a real deterrent to such efforts, and it reaffirms the
parent-child relationship which is so important to the overwhelming
majority of Americans.”
Thirty-four states have enacted parental consent or notification
laws.
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