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Monday, January 23, 2006

Parents' Rights Blow

A mother of two teenage daughters has lost her battle in the English High Court for a parent's "right to know" if girls under 16 are being advised on obtaining an abortion.

Sue Axon, 52, from Baguley near Manchester, suffered a legal defeat which has implications for parents across the country.

She had an abortion 20 years ago which caused her "guilt, shame and depression for many years and to this day regrets having undergone it," a judge heard.