The "Child Custody Protection Act" (CCPA) is a dangerous anti-choice measure that threatens young women’s health.
CCPA would prohibit anyone other than a parent, including a grandparent, aunt, adult sibling, or religious counselor, from accompanying a young woman across state lines for abortion care if the home state’s parental-involvement law has not been met. Trusted, caring, and responsible adults would be faced with the threat of prosecution if they responded to a request for help from a young woman who believes she cannot involve her parent.
CCPA would further isolate teenagers who come from homes where they experience or fear violence or abuse, leaving them without adult assistance or guidance. It would also keep many young women from obtaining care from the doctor closest to their homes and would impose prohibitively complicated requirements on some young women to navigate the court systems in two states in order to obtain abortion care.
Instead of creating bills like CCPA, Congress should focus on preventing teen pregnancies.
