Editorial: Vaccines are safe. So why shouldn’t teens be able to get them on their own?
California teenagers should have the right to protect their health by receiving approved vaccines without parental consent or knowledge. But in many cases, they do not. State law allows minors ages 12 and older to consent to various reproductive and preventive health treatments, including abortions, vaccines for HPV and other sexually transmitted diseases and mental healthcare. But they are ...
by Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Aug 20, 2022
2 minutes
California teenagers should have the right to protect their health by receiving approved vaccines without parental consent or knowledge.
But in many cases, they do not. State law allows minors ages 12 and older to consent to various reproductive and preventive health treatments, including abortions, vaccines for HPV and other sexually transmitted diseases and
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