Parental Notification Reduces Teen Suicide

According to a study published in Economic Inquiry, laws requiring parental notification and permission for abortions reduce both abortions and teenage suicides.

Says a LifeNews article on the subject:

This peer-reviewed study is both methodologically rigorous and well done. Analyzing state-level suicide data from 1987 to 2003 and holding constant both state-level trends and a range of economic and demographic factors, it finds that parental involvement laws reduce the suicide rate for teen females anywhere from 11 to 21 percent. The authors argue that this is because parental involvement laws reduce the incidence of stressful life events. These include unprotected sexual intercourse, STDs, pregnancies, and abortions. 

More proof that it is, in fact, the pro-lifers who are on the side of women and teens in trouble not the pro-abortion lobby.