About four out of five people agree parents must be notified of their daughter's pregnancy. Most importantly when she is advised to undergo an abortion, the parents must be informed, found a survey commissioned by Family First.

The question, that whether or not the parents should be informed in advance if their daughter, who is under 16, is pregnant and wants to have an abortion had varied answers by people. While, 79% parents shared that they should be made aware of any such thing, 12% did not want to be informed and 9% people refused to even answer the question.

Age plays no part in restricting access to abortion, according to the Care of Children Act 2004. A girl irrespective of the age can consent to having an abortion, under section 38 of the Act. Hence, parents need not be informed if their daughter is undergoing such a procedure.

In all cases of medical advice, prescriptions and procedures, Family First has asked the law to be amended to allow for parental notification.

The states of Texas, Michigan, Minnesota, and other US states have witnessed plunge in both the pregnancy and the teen abortion rates with the help of parental notification laws. As a matter of fact, almost 80 teenagers have an abortion in New Zealand, on a weekly basis.