On the radio last week State Rep. Rose Pugliese (R-Colorado Springs) continued to push her misleading claim that the new abortion bills passed this session allow children as young as 10 to get an abortion without their parents’ knowledge or consent. Her argument is disingenuous for two reasons. First, a 10 or 12 year-old girl isn’t allowed to “make medical decisions for herself.” Even if the parents aren’t notified, a judge must be convinced to grant permission before anything can happen. Second, the bill that prompted Pugliese’s non sequitur of an objection has nothing to do with parental notification, and she was informed of that immediately, during the bill’s debate on the House floor.