Axon, a mother of five, took the case to the High Court arguing for a"right to know" after her own experience of having an abortion withouther family's knowledge two decades ago.
If granted, this would have given parents an automatic right to be toldabout proposed advice related to matters including contraception'sexually transmitted infections and abortion before treatment, unlessthere was evidence of abuse.
However, Mr Justice Silber said it was up to the child if their parentsshould know. He added that any move forcing a girl to discloseinformation "may lead her to make a decision that she later regrets orseek the assistance of an unofficial abortionist".
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