Parental Involvement in Minors' Abortion Decisions, 1990-91

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Parental Involvement in Minors' Abortion Decisions, 1990-91

Investigators: Stanley K. Henshaw and Kathryn Kost

Publication Date: March 23, 2016

Parental Involvement in Minors' Abortion Decisions, 1990-91

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The 1990-91 Alan Guttmacher Institute Survey of Parental Involvement in Minors' Abortion Decisions was designed to study the abortion decision-making behavior of pregnant minors and to determine whom they consulted in abortion decisions. Selfadministered questionnaires were distributed in abortion facilities to collect data on young women aged 17 and younger who were having an abortion in states without parental notification requirements. Forty-six abortion facilities provided data for 1,519 patients who received an abortion during a twelve-week period between December 1990 and June 1991. The questionnaire assessed perceptions of parental attitudes toward respondents' sexual behavior; communication between respondents, parents, and others about the abortion decision; parental reaction to the abortion; the consequences of informing parents about the abortion; and demographic measures including race, religion, school enrollment, and household composition.

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