we were just talking about this in class the other day. i absolutely don't think it should be required. sure, you'd think if their daughter was getting an abortion, the parents would want to know about it, but it doesn't mean it's right for them to be able to make the decision. it's not their body and it's not their baby. and what if the girl had abusive parents who would punish her and hit her if they found out? there's tons of different scenerios and i don't think it's right to have one absolute law that says there needs to be parental consent. at all.