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Show Thursday, March 9, 2006 DAILY Thirty-five states require either parental consent or notification for a minor to have an abortion. Five states have laws that require the involvement of both parents. Continued from Al opposition to the deal and the GOP fears iosing its advantage A majority of states require parental involvement ‘Consent * on the issue of national security in this fall's elections. The White House said the president's position was«unchanged. “This is a national security is- —No policy hye i? in effect Notification ERALD Ports Factoring parents’ consent in abortion ee H sue,” said Rep.Jerry Lewis, the chairman of the House panel, adding that the legislation *Both parents would “keep America’s ports in American hands.” Asthe committee acted, Democrats on the other side of the Capitol maneuvered for a votein the GOP-led Senate. ican leadersaretrying to block a vote on the ports deal through a procedural SOURCE: NARAL Pro-Choice America Abortion olds, one new phenomenon appeared: While this group's overall rate of abortion fell, the data suggested that manygirls Continued from Al dre werepostponing the procedure. For 16-year-olds,the rate 25 percent, and for 17- The study founda spike in second+rimester abortions for year-olds it fell 22 percent. Abortion rates in Texas and those who became pregnant within six months of their 18th birthday, when they would be past the law’s reach. Theauthorofthe law, state Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, said she was pleased with most ofthe data. “I strongly believe that the bill we passed accomplished what weweretryingto do,” she said. Shesaid beforethe bill nationally havebeenfalling for morethan a decade,but the new study, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggeststhatthe law has accelerated this trend. Among18-year-olds — girls closest in age to minors but un- affected by parentalnotification — the decline was 7 percent. Thelarger drop in rates among youngergirls suggests the law may be makingthedifference. wasenacted, the state already required parental notification examined parental notifica- " tion,the authors of the new was to connect parents and studytried to overcomeflaws children.” The jumpin second-trimester in previous work, said lead re- abortions,she said, was an exceptionto the larger trend. Abortion rights advocates, searcher Ted Joyceof the City University of New York. For example,thescientists pinned the analysis to a girl's age at conception,notjust at delivery or abortion. Otherstudies also however, say they are alarmed to lezrn that somegirls delay to a moreadvanced stage of pregnancv to avoid their parents. havenoteffectively accounted “More 17-year-olds having for girls traveling to neighbor- ing states for abortions. laterabortions is a negative outcome,”said Sarah Wheatof NARALPro-Choice Texas. Lat- Joyce andhis colleagues focused muchoftheir analysis on 17-year-olds, whoprovide the closest comparison to 18-yearolds and, he says, may be most affected by the parental notification requirement. Studies have suggestedthat the older a teenageris, theless likely er abortions can carry a higher risk of complications. Shesaid the study also high- ment involvement. lights the complexity of governRegardlessof laws, “there are womenwhowill be determined to seek an abortion,” she is to discuss abortion with her parents. A 15-year-old girl shesaid. “Youcan put bans in place, but there can be any mightbe inclined to involve her numberof circumstances where a womanwill be so determined to have an abortion that she will parents evenif the law did not dictate it, he said. Whenthe researchers analyzed the numbersfor 17-year- reform bill from the floorin order to avoid defeat on the ports measure. “Webelieve an overwhelm- ing majority will vote to end the deal,” said Democrat Charles Schumer of New York, whose attempt to force theissueto the floor brought the Senatetoa late-afternoon standstill. Congressional supporters of the deal “are few and far between,” conceded Sen. John Warner, R-Va., an administration supporter. GOPSenate leaders hope to delay a quick showdown with Bush ontheissue, but for other medical treatments involving minors. “My goal While other studies have vote that could occur as early as today. Thattactic is likely to fail, which could prompt Republicans to pull a lobbying find a wayto doit.” the House committee, led by members of Bush’s ownparty, showed a willingness to defy him ona security issue in an age ofterrorism. Raising the stakes, the panel attached the ports language to a must-pass $91 billion measure financing hurricane recovery and warsin Iraq and Afghanistan. Thefull House could consider that measureas early as next week. White House spokeswoman DanaPerinosaid the admin- GERALD HERBERT /AssocidtedPres: House Armed Services chairman Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., is submitting a bill in reaction to the Dubai ports deal. With him are Rep. Jim Saxton, R-N.J., center, and Rep. Frank LoBiando, R-N.J. Thebill, called the National DefenseCritical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2006, would allow only American companiesto run U.S. ports and would block the Dubai Ports World's deal to take overoperations at U.S. ports prevent a vote in the Senate as an aide to Majority Leader the House defense appropria- warnedTreasury Secretary John Snow “the president's said they would refrain from Congress”if the administra- crats brushedthat aside, with clearly communicate with lawmakers during a 45-day review thatis in progress. The aide spoke on condition of anonymity because the solutelyvalid.” Thepolitical context was Bill Young, R-Fla., chairmanof tions subcominittee. “Whoever's responsible for thoseports of entry should be American,” Youngsaid. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio., said allowing the DP World takeover to proceed — andignoring the public outcry over it — would be irresponsible. “The American peopleelected us to do something whenan issue like this comesup,” she said. Only Reps. Jim Kolbe, R- Ariz., and Jim Moran,D-Va., voted against the measure. “It is premature, we don’t have enoughinformation and .. it may turn out to be unnecessary,” Moran said. Added Kolbe:“I just don’t think this is theright thing to do.” Twice, anti-war protesters interrupted the committee attempts to address the DP World dealin thatbill could meeting. They shouted:“this waris illegal,” “stop funding this war,” and “the blood is on delay money needed for U.S. yourhands.” tims on the Gulf Coast. velopments underscored the extent to which the politically chargedissue has cometo dominate the agendain recent days, with Republicans and istration was concernedthat troops andfor hurricanevic“We are committed to open andsincerelines of communication and are eager to work with Congress,”she said. Congressional opponents of the deal hammered awayat the security questions they said the ports dealraised. “Oneof the most vulnerable sueinto the debate, pointing toa letter earlier this month in situations facing Americais our ports of entry,” said Rep. The Houseand Senate de- Democrats competing to demonstrate the strongestanti-terrorism credentials in the run-up to midterm elections. Republicans worked to Bill Frist said the Tennessean which he and other Democrats seeking immediate legislation positionwill be overrunby* Schumer and fellow Demo: tion fails to aggressively and Reidcalling the maneuver “ab unmistakable. Democrats circulateda pollster's memo claiming thatrecent events had “dramatically reduced” the GOP advantage onnational meeting wasprivate among Snow, Frist and several GOP committee chairmen. The security Some GOPsenators accused Treasury Department oversees the multi-agency committee thatinitially approved the DP the Houseof acting prematurely becauseof the heat Republicans were taking from their constituents. “To kill the deal without a World takeover. Republicanssaid it was possible senators would pass a simple symbolic statement in comprehensive solutiontoport coming weeksthat would put the Senate's view of the takeover on record without inter- security is just living forthe political moment,” said Lindsey Graham, R-S.C feringwithit. But by mid-afternoon On the Housefloor, Demo- crats failed for the second time in a weektoforce a,debate and Wednesday, with the Senate debatinglegislation to respond to a corruption scandal involving lobbyists, Democratssig- naled they wouldn't be satisfied with a weak provision, Democratic Leader Harry vote on separate legislation that would require congressional approvalof the takeover forit to take effectafter a 45day security investigation. Republicans and Democrats Reid of Nevadatold reporters in Congress have been he wasprepared tolet the lobbying reform bill languish if ing the Bush administration necessary. Senate Republicans accused Schumerof subterfuge in the wayhe sought to inject the is- il- forits decision to let DP World purchase Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation, a British companythatholdsleases at several U.S,ports. , LOOK WHAT’S NEW TODAY! Call 373-6450 to have your classified adsin this section! Pots & Seppiss Construction aay ruck Terminal Framers. 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