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By Associated Press
POSTED: 11:50 a.m. EDT, Jul 01, 2009
CINCINNATI: The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that parents of a 14-year-old girl who had an abortion cannot get records of other minors treated at the same Cincinnati clinic.
The court said in a ruling Thursday that the family has no right to obtain child abuse reports or medical records on the other patients.
The girl's parents have sued Planned Parenthood and the physician who performed the abortion. The couple says the clinic didn't notify them or get their consent and claim the facility had a pattern of violating Ohio's parental consent law and failing to report abuse.
The clinic says consent for the March 2004 abortion came from a man at a phone number the girl said was her father's. Court records indicate the girl gave her boyfriend's number.
CINCINNATI: The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that parents of a 14-year-old girl who had an abortion cannot get records of other minors treated at the same Cincinnati clinic.
The court said in a ruling Thursday that the family has no right to obtain child abuse reports or medical records on the other patients.
The girl's parents have sued Planned Parenthood and the physician who performed the abortion. The couple says the clinic didn't notify them or get their consent and claim the facility had a pattern of violating Ohio's parental consent law and failing to report abuse.
The clinic says consent for the March 2004 abortion came from a man at a phone number the girl said was her father's. Court records indicate the girl gave her boyfriend's number.
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akron , oh
Posted 12:10 PM, 07/01/2009
clearly this clinic is run by moronsn and should immediately be shut down.
akron , oh
Posted 12:10 PM, 07/01/2009
morons....typo.
m, m
Posted 12:34 PM, 07/01/2009
what nutballs that would take a phone call instead of having a parent come in and sign a consent form. I think it is obvious this place is an 'abortion mill' where thy push a 'girls right' to terminate a pregnancy. How old was the boyfriend? was he over 18? did the clinic even care ???
Posted 01:53 PM, 07/01/2009
David - clearly you've never been to planned parenthood (or any women's clinc for that matter) as you are a clearly mistaken on not only their intent, but what these institutions provide. There is no such thing as an "abortion mill". In this county, it's a legal procedure and a decision and struggle no man will ever quite fully understand. Get over it. In Ohio you can't "push" someone to terminate. There are guidelines Dr.'s have to follow. She obviously came to the clinc herself and lied to get an abortion. This isn't someone who was on the fence. The age of the boyfriend doesn't matter because either way he wasn't able to give consent. The girl told the clinic it was her father's number.
The clinc should be punished accordingly since you have to have the written consent of a parent or guardian or permission by the juvie court.
However,what people in their right mind think that they should have access to others medical records - whatever the procedure? What a disgusting attempt by the parents and thank goodness the courts did not allow their attempt at such a gross invasion of privacy.
Akron, Oh
Posted 02:20 PM, 07/01/2009
She can't get a tatoo at 14 but she can get an abortion, weird.
Posted 02:48 PM, 07/01/2009
@UseCommonSense - She can't have an abortion (the subject of the lawsuit) or get a tatoo legally in Ohio without her parent's permission.
Posted 03:01 PM, 07/01/2009
She apparently got pregnant without her parents' permission.
tallmadge, oh
Posted 03:07 PM, 07/01/2009
I understand the parents are upset - I would be, too. But a 14 year old child should have better supervision. I know where my kids are, who they hang around with, and I take a few minutes to meet the parents. I would like to think I would notice that my child was pregnant. A missing period, hormonal changes, sickness, or any other unexplained change in behavior. Fast forward to now. It has been 5 years, and this matter cannot be un-done. The past 5 years could have been better spent with these parents addressing issues involving their own child and moving forward from this unfortunate event. Instead, they choose to proceed on a lenghty litigation.
