41.   Instead of encouraging girls to talk to their parents about their pregnancies, the groups contend, the bill would drive them to seek illegal abortions.

42.   It was the governor, though, who pushed the measure, which requires doctors to notify the parents of minors seeking abortions.

43.   It would require minor girls to tell their parents before seeking abortions.

44.   Like Bush, he supports parental notification for minors seeking abortions.

45.   Neither New York nor Connecticut requires a waiting period for women seeking abortions.

46.   Nineteen other states, mostly in the South and Midwest, have imposed similar waiting periods, which abortion rights supporters say discourage women from seeking abortions.

47.   Nineteen other states, mostly in the South and Midwest, have mandatory waiting periods for women seeking abortions.

48.   Nonetheless, his friends said, he counseled women seeking abortion to consider alternatives like adoption.

49.   On Saturday morning, Sargeant affirmed his earlier decision, permitting the girl to seek an abortion.

50.   Planned Parenthood also said the law steps on the rights of young girls to seek legal abortions.