SCHIP Expansion: More Birth Control for Minors, Less Involvement by Parents


 

Publication Date: December 2007

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Daniel Patrick Moloney

Research Area: Health; Population and demographics

Keywords: Health care; contraceptive; contraceptives; family planning

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This legislation would help make contraception available to millions of children while prohibiting doctors and schools from informing the children's parents.