Jay Sedlow Baxter

On November 7, you will see this very important item on your state electoral ballot:

Proposition 85 - better known as the Parents' Right to Know and Child Protection Initiative.

If passed - Proposition 85 will amend the California constitution to:

• Prohibit abortion for an unemancipated minor until 48 hours after her physician notifies her parent or legal guardian, except in medical emergency or with parental waiver;
• Permit a minor girl to obtain a court order waiving notice based on clear and convincing evidence of her maturity or best interests;
• Mandate various reporting requirements, including reports from physicians regarding abortions performed on minors;
• Authorize monetary damages against physicians for violation;
• Require the minor girl's consent to abortion, with certain exceptions; and
• Permit judicial relief if the minor girl's consent is coerced.

I strongly urge you to vote YES on Proposition 85. Here's why...

In the state of California, a girl - as young as 12 - can be brought by anyone, a boyfriend, school friend, or employee, to a medical facility to receive a secret abortion, without the consent or knowledge of a parent.

This is outrageous.

No young girl should be able to undergo a covert and invasive medical procedure in secret - ever!

If any other type of surgery was going to be performed on a minor child, you can be certain the doctor would require the notification of a parent or guardian - and they would definitely need parental consent.

It should be NO different if the "medical procedure" is an abortion.

Especially when so many things can and have gone wrong during this barbaric procedure.

As a California resident, you have the right to protect the health and well-being of your children.

Proposition 85 will ensure that parents are informed of potential health-related risks and medical decisions involving their children.

Amending California's constitution is not something to be entered into lightly, but you need to consider the alternative if Proposition 85 is not passed.

How this issue is settled will shape the future of our society and the course of constitutional government in the United States.

The future for many young women in your state rests in your hands.

You can uphold parental rights for minors - by voting YES on Proposition 85 this Election Day.

Thank you for your consideration on this very crucial matter and for standing strong with the ACLJ. - American Center for Law & Justice - Technical questions?? CLICK HERE!