(877) FLA-PATH 
Call the PATH Project helpline for free legal help.
The Path Project serves as an information and advocacy center for minors facing difficult pregnancy choices. We help teens under the age of 18 navigate the courts so that they can make decisions about their own reproductive health care.
When considering your pregnancy options, it's important for you to know your legal rights. Regardless of which option you choose, you may want to confide in someone you trust - like an older sister, aunt, cousin, or a friend's mom. This may be a stressful time for you. You'll want to have support to help you cope with your emotions.
Here are some important things to remember:
If you're a pregnant minor (under 18) in Florida, a parent or legal guardian cannot force you to continue a pregnancy, move forward with an adoption or have an abortion.
YOUR RIGHTS WHEN CONTINUING PREGNANCY:
If you test positive for a pregnancy test, your doctor must keep that information confidential. If you decide to continue the pregnancy, you don't need your parents' permission to get prenatal care or hospital services.
YOUR RIGHTS WHEN RECEIVING OTHER HEALTH CARE SERVICES:
If you're under 18, you don't need consent from your parents to get on birth control or to take the "morning-after-pill," also known as "Plan B," "Emergency Contraception," or simply "EC." You also don't have to tell your parents in order to get a pregnancy test or get treated for a sexually transmitted disease.
YOUR RIGHTS WHEN ENDING A PREGNANCY:
If you've chosen to have an abortion, you may be wondering what to do next. There are several things to think about. First, you'll need to find a doctor to perform the abortion. Then, you'll need to know about Florida's parental or legal guardian notification law. The law requires that the doctor tell one parent or legal guardian before performing the abortion. It's important for you to know that your parents don't have to give you permission, but they must know in advance about your decision to end the pregnancy. If you have told your parents, it may make it easier at the clinic if one of them is there with you on the day of your appointment.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUEST A COURT ORDER ALLOWING YOU TO HAVE AN ABORTION WITHOUT TELLING YOUR PARENTS: If you feel that you can't tell your parents about your decision to terminate the pregnancy, you have the right to talk to a judge about getting an order that allows the doctor to perform your abortion without telling them.
The judge will give you an order - called a "judicial bypass" waiver - to take to the medical facility if she/he determines that you're mature enough to make this decision or if telling your parents isn't in your best interest. The judge will also give you a waiver if you've been a victim of child abuse or sexual abuse by a parent or legal guardian.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO A FREE ATTORNEY: Going to court may sound like a frightening process. But you have the right to receive free legal help from an attorney who will help you through the entire process. For information on this process, call 877-FLA-PATH or 877-352-7284.
You don't need permission from your boyfriend or partner to get an abortion. At some point you may decide to tell your partner. But the clinic where you have the abortion won't contact him.