Dodd and Obama’s Oversight: What if a Minor Wants to Charge an Abortion?

posted at 2:36 pm on May 29, 2009 by
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Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, the mortgage opportunist who allowed AIG bonuses to stay in the stimulus bill and then later bashed the people who got the bonuses (but who was also happy to accept AIG’s campaign donations), demonstrates his priorities in a new campaign ad.

In the ad, President Obama touts Dodd’s leadership in passing credit card reform, and expresses pride that kids under 18 can no longer get a credit card without parental approval.

But, Dodd and Obama do believe that that same kid should be able to cross state lines for an abortion without parental approval.

So, rest easy — if you have a minor daughter, she could kill your grandchild without your permission, but she won’t be able to buy clothes at the mall with a Mastercard afterwards. Whew!

But here’s a question that may lead to the ultimate dilemma for the liberal politician: What if the pregnant minor wants to charge the abortion?

Back to the drawing board for an amendment: No minor shall be issued a credit card without parental approval unless said card is only used at Planned Parenthood, or for DNC campaign donations.

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Typically minors cannot enter into binding contracts so I don’t know how they should be able to have abortions or credit cards without parental approval.

If your minor child buys something on their own you should normally be able to return it no problem.

Capacity
Fundamentally, two or more parties enter into a contract. A “party” may be anindividual, a group of people, or even an “artificial person” such as a corporation. The parties to a contract must have the legal capacity to enter intothat contract. Persons who are deemed incompetent due to physical or mentalillness lack capacity to enter into contracts. Minors, which in most states refers to persons under the age of 18, may enter into contracts. However, anycontract involving a minor is voidable. When a contract involving a minor goes unfulfilled it may be affirmed or disaffirmed when the minor reaches maturity, or legally becomes an adult. Parties to a contract also must have the legal right to do what the contract promises; for example, one cannot sell whatone does not own.

Read more: http://law.jrank.org/pages/12504/Contract-Law.html#ixzz0GvjfaaOS&B

Jamson64 on May 29, 2009 at 3:41 PM