Robin Abcarian: Should kids need parental consent for vaccines? Read this before you decide
Should children as young as 12 be allowed to get vaccinated without their parents' knowledge or consent? I was taken aback when I read that California state Sen. Scott Wiener has proposed a bill that would essentially strip parents of the right to make such an important decision about their children's medical care. I mean, what gives the state the right to undermine one of our most sacred ...
by Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times
Jan 27, 2022
3 minutes
Should children as young as 12 be allowed to get vaccinated without their parents' knowledge or consent?
I was taken aback when I read that California state Sen. Scott Wiener has proposed a bill that would essentially strip parents of the right to make such an important decision about their children's medical care.
I mean, what gives the state the right to undermine one of our most sacred bonds?
Plenty, as it turns out.
Adolescents already have the right to make for themselves. And this bill, if it becomes law,
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