- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Annual report, Abortion - A Woman's Right To Know.
- Title:
- Annual report, abortion - a woman's right to know, report year 2020, part I: parental notification requirements
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Public Health
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Division of Public Health.
Georgia. Department of Public Health. - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Public Health
- Date of Original:
- 2021
- Subject:
- Abortion--Law and legislation--Georgia--Statistics
Abortion--Law and legislation
Georgia
Statistics - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Annual report on parental notification requirements for abortion.
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA P780.M3 S1 W66 2020 pt. 1
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bp780-pm3-bs1-bw66-b2020-bpt-p-b1-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bp780-pm3-bs1-bw66-b2020-bpt-p-b1-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
ANNUAL REPORT Abortion A Woman's Right to Know
Report Year 2020 Part I: Parental Notification Requirements
Notice to Parent or Guardian:
Total number of unemancipated minors, under the age of 18, whose parent or guardian was provided at
least 24 hours notice by the physician or qualified agent that an abortion is to be performed upon the
minor, including the name and address of the place where the abortion will be performed.
399
Number of those notices that were provided in person*:
1
To the best of the physician's knowledge, among those for whom in-person notices were provided, the
number that went on to obtain an abortion:
0
Number of those notices that were provided by telephone*:
395
To the best of the physician's knowledge, among those for whom telephone notices were provided, the
number that went on to obtain an abortion:
291
Number of those notices that were provided by certified mail*:
58
To the best of the physician's knowledge, among those for whom certified mail notices were provided,
the number that went on to obtain an abortion:
36
*Categories are not exclusive
Notice to Appointed Guardian or Conservator:
Total number of unemancipated minors, under the age of 18, whose appointed guardian or conservator
was provided at least 24 hours notice by the physician or qualified agent that an abortion is to be
performed upon the minor, including the name and address of the place where the abortion will be
performed.
4
Number of those notices that were provided in person:
0
To the best of the physician's knowledge, among those for whom in-person notices were provided, the
number that went on to obtain an abortion:
0
Number of those notices that were provided by telephone:
4
To the best of the physician's knowledge, among those for whom telephone notices were provided, the
number that went on to obtain an abortion:
4
Number of those notices that were reported to have been provided by certified mail:
0
To the best of the physician's knowledge, among those for whom certified mail notices were provided,
the number that went on to obtain an abortion:
0
Notice to Parent or Guardian:
Total number of written certifications received from parents or guardians acknowledging that he/she
was previously informed that minor was seeking an abortion and certified that the abortion may
proceed:
42
Notice to Appointed Guardian or Conservator:
Total number of written certifications received from appointed guardian or conservator acknowledging
that he/she was previously informed that minor was seeking an abortion and certified that the abortion
may proceed:
0
Notice from Parent or Guardian:
Total number of written certifications received from parents or guardians acknowledging that he/she was
not previously informed that the minor was seeking an abortion, however, certify that the abortion may
proceed:
0
Notice from Appointed Guardian or Conservator:
Total number of written certifications received from appointed guardian or conservator acknowledging
that he/she was not previously informed that minor was seeking an abortion, however, certify that the
abortion may proceed:
0
Notice from Parent or Guardian:
Total number of females upon whom the physician performed an abortion without providing notice to
the parent that an abortion was to be performed on the minor:
1
Of that total, how many, to the best of the physician's knowledge did not receive notice because:
(a) petition for waiver of requirements filed by the minor:
1
(b) a medical emergency existed that complicated the condition of the minor as to require an immediate
abortion:
0
Notice from Appointed Guardian or Conservator:
Total number of females upon whom the physician performed an abortion without providing notice to
the appointed guardian or conservator that an abortion was to be performed on the minor:
0
Of that total, how many, to the best of the physician's knowledge did not receive notice because:
(a) petition for waiver of requirements filed by the minor:
0
(b) a medical emergency existed that complicated the condition of the minor as to require an immediate
abortion:
0
Under Parent or Guardian's care:
Total number of abortions performed upon a female by the physician after receiving judicial
authorization:
3
Under Appointed Guardian or Conservator's care:
Total number of abortions performed upon a female by the physician after receiving judicial
authorization:
0
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 16-12-141.1(g) and O.C.G.A. 15-11-64 relating to the collection of minor abortion petition data provided by juvenile court clerks, the Judicial Council Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) delivers the following report.
2020 Minor Abortion Petition Data1
Number of Motions or Petitions Filed Under 15-11-682(b)
10
Number of Granted Motions of Petitions Filed Under 15-11-682(b)
82
Number of Denied Motions or Petitions Filed Under 15-11-682(b)
0
Number of Denied Motions or Petitions Filed Under 15-11-682(b) that were Appealed
0
Number of Denied Motions or Petitions Filed Under 15-11-682(b) that were Appealed whose
Appeals were Affirmed
0
Number of Denied Motions or Petitions Filed Under 15-11-682(b) that were Appealed whose
Appeals were Denied
0
Number of Motions or Petitions Filed Under 15-11-682(b) in which the Court Appointed a Guardian Ad
Litem
10
Number of Motions or Petitions Filed Under 15-11-682(b) in which the Court Appointed Counsel
8
1 The AOC cannot verify the accuracy of the data as all data is self-reported. 2 Not all counties that reported Petitions Filed Under 15-11-682(b) were able to report whether the petitions were
granted of denied.
Number of abortions performed in the prior year using the following methods:
(a) Suction curettage
7,944
(b) Sharp curettage
0
(c) Dilation and evacuation
1,967
(d) Induction abortion
0
(e) Hysterotomy
0
(f) Hysterectomy
0
(g) Intra-uterine prostaglandin installation
0
(h) Intra-uterine saline installation
0
(i) Mifepristone
4,462
Determinations of gestational age:
(a) Number of abortions performed in the prior year for which a determination of probably gestational age was made:
12,543
Of those, (1) How many were 0-20 weeks (2) How many were more than 20 weeks
12,442 101
(b) Number of such determinations that were based upon ultrasound observation:
11,044
(c) Number of such determinations that were estimated using the date of the patient's last normal
menstrual period:
0
Abortions performed either without a determination of gestational age or after gestational age of 20 weeks:
(a) Number of abortions performed in the prior year without a determination of gestational age
0
(b) Number of those abortions that were based on a determination that the patient was facing a `medical emergency' due to:
(1) Injury to the mother
0
(2) Illness to the mother
0
(3) Other
0
(c) Number of those abortions that were based on a determination that the pregnancy was a 'medically futile' based upon:
(1) Laboratory report
11
(2) Ultrasound observation
6
(3) Other
8