Parental Consent For Underage Children Abortions

With teenage abortions - there are no "do overs".

It seems strange to me that we would see "underage children" and "abortion" in the same sentence.
The abortion procedure in itself is the voluntary murder of an "underage child".

The Age of Consent

So, who actually are these underage children? States differ in what they consider the "age of consent", for example - In Florida, the age of consent is 18, In Missouri it's age 17, and in Delaware it's age 16. These "ages of consent" mean that the laws of the state uphold a persons right to have sex with whomever they please as long as they have reached the age of consent.

For a person to have sex with a person under the age of consent would mean that person has violated a state law, either sexual assault, statutory rape, sexual misconduct with a child, or some other law by another name. In a situation where criminal charges were filed, the parents would most certainly be involved.

Parental Consent Is Required

Most children under the age of 16 are:
(1) living at home
(2) in school
(3) unemployed

These children are totally dependent on their parents for food, clothing, shelter and just about any other aspect of living. These kids require parental consent to even go on a field trip with their class at school. These kids require parental consent to even get their ears pierced. Parental consent is required for a child under age 16 to have medical treatment or any type of surgical procedure. Since the abortion procedure is normally a "surgical procedure", why should it be treated any differently?