Effect of Mandatory Parental Notification on Adolescent Girls' Use of Sexual Health Care Services

Abstract

Mandatory parental notification for adolescents obtaining prescribed contraceptives is a controversial issue. Proponents argue that requiring parental notification would strengthen parents' ability to educate their children and safeguard them from the medical risks associated with prescribed contraceptives. Some proponents also believe that mandating parental notification would encourage adolescents to use condoms rather than prescribed contraceptives, reducing rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).