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Question: Does a minor have the right, when pregnant, to keep the baby against parental consent?
Answer: In Arizona, the parents of a pregnant minor cannot legally force their child to have an abortion. If the minor chooses to give birth and not place the baby with adoptive parents, the minor's parents are NOT legally obligated to support the baby. If the minor and the baby's father and any other willing relatives cannot or will not support or care for the baby, the government may step in. This could result in the baby becoming Dependent. Some Dependent children live with birth parents or other relatives but are subject to government monitoring. Other Dependent babies are placed in foster care.
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On 06/27/06
chad from MA said:
does the minors mother have the right to make her give the baby up in the state of massachusetts?can the females mother stop the minor male from attending any doctors apptments and birth of the child?
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On 05/18/06
from MI said:
can a minor child keep the baby without parent cosent?
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On 05/11/06
i need your help from IA said:
i am 17 years old and my mom kicked me out. she also has my 4 1/2month old son. i love him to death but at first i thought that was the place for him. now i have a place to live i want my son. the thimg is she wants legal guirdenship of him. i dont know what to do. if you would like to give me sone info and help me i would like to hear from you .
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On 04/20/06
Katy from IL said:
I am 16 years old and just found out yesturday that I'm pregnant. I'm really scared but excited at the same time. I haven't told my dad because I'm holding off on telling him for as long as I can. My child won't know about his/her dad because he is such an evil man. I hope my dad don't kick me out because if he does I'll have to find a place to live and raise my child. I am really scared but I don't believe in abortion or adoption. I'm keeping my baby and staying in school. I just wish I could tell my dad.
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On 12/20/05
timea from AZ said:
Please tell me if it makes any sense that in Arizona I, as a single mom, does not have a right to tell my 14 year old daughter who is going to have a baby to have an abortion. But in the same state if the same girl wants to have her tongue pierced I have to be present and sign the paper and have all my and her id there. what is wrong with this?
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