My Daily Domestic Diigolet 12/11/2008

• How to Avoid Looking Like an American Tourist – wikiHowThis is a good article to keep in mind – not that I travel much but my kids might.tags: fun, list, resource, travel
• Parents Sue, Say Georgia Clinic Did Secret, Illegal Abortion on Their DaughterThis will be a case to watch. Abortion is a medically invasive procedure. Things can and do go wrong in medical procedures. How can parents properly care for their daughters if they are kept in the dark about the medicall invasive medical procedures they receive? It’s absurd.tags: abortion
  • Atlanta,
    GA (LifeNews.com) — Victory and Genevieve Patterson may have
    been able to help their daughter find an alternative to abortion,
    but they say the Northside Women’s Clinic never gave them the chance.
    They sued the abortion business saying it broke Georgia law by doing
    an abortion on their daughter without their knowledge or consent.
    According
    to Georgia statutes, abortion practitioners are required to notify
    an underage girl’s parents of her desire for an abortion and obtain
    consent beforehand.
  • They
    also point out that notification and consent from the parent or guardian
    must be obtained 24 hours in advance, not on the day of the abortion.

    “It was clear that Renee was a minor, the note was not from her
    parents, the note was not dated and a note was not an acceptable substitute
    for notice under Georgia law,” the complaint says.
    The
    Pattersons also allege that Northside officials accepted Renee’s signature
    on the consent form even though “it was clear by her actions
    and demeanor that she did not want the abortion.”
    The
    lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and S. Fenn Little Jr. and Jonathan
    D. Crumly of Little & Crumly in Atlanta are representing the Pattersons
    in the lawsuit.
    The
    case is Wymer et al. v. Northside Women’s Clinic et al., No. 2008-CV-159661.
    The suit was filed on November 6 in Georgia Super. Ct., Fulton County.

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