GOP lawmaker demands "parental consent" be required for doctors to treat teens' STIs - LGBTQ Nation
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Under the bill, a minor could be diagnosed with syphilis but have no access to antibiotics unless their parents agree.
  • Madison420@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    No it’s too keep parental sexual abuse from being reported as much. If Dad and daughter have the same strain of sti that’s a mandatory report, if they need permission they’ll never seek reported help and you can’t draw a line from a to b as easily.