Parent's Right to Know Act

2005-2006 Regular Session 1st House HR 3011 & Senate S 1279

Summary: This legislation would require that local clinics receiving any federal funds notify parents of a minor's request for contraception five days prior to dispensing it to her. It would affect young women receiving care at more than 4,600 family planning clinics nationwide.

What You Should Know: Leading medical and public health groups stress the importance of confidentiality—especially for young people—in healthcare provision. The American Medical Association, the National Medical Association, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Public Health Association, and the American Medical Women's Association all oppose mandatory parental notification requirements for minors seeking family planning services.

Primary Sponsor(s): Rep. W. Todd Akin (R-MO) & Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)

Introduction Date: 6/21/2005 (House & Senate)

Last Major Action:

House: 7/11/2005. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Senate: 6/21/2005. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.