The measure, House Bill 2451, requires written consent for a child to receive a vaccine from a healthcare provider and in order for a student to participate in a mental health screening.
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Why is this even an issue? You'd think that a minor would need parental permission to have any medical procedure done.
Because they are starting to do it in communist states like Oregon. I vote conservative and have been thinking of moving to Tennessee because people are willing to fight against communism. It is coming soon if we don't fight back.
ReplyDeleteJust the fact they have to do this to protect the parent-child relationship from school boards and demented teachers unions, speaks volumes of how far the lefty lunatics have extended their mentally ill reach.
ReplyDeleteI was going to chime in and say the same thing.... the fact that we have to pass a law to enshrine the parent-child relationship is very telling.
Deletewell, IF you read the article,you'll learn the law is intended to rein in a Tn bureaucracy that has issued a 'mature minor' rule that says otherwise. Tn D of Health says that a 14-18 year old can make own decisions IF A PHYSICIAN thinks he's mature "enough". Parent gets involved AFTER THE FACT. Part of a broader "no, the parent has control" bill that shuts down the bureaucrats- schools, docs, whoever- by codifying that the parent MUST APPROVE when a minor is involved. Without specific law, the bureaucracy can make a rule that says otherwise, and they have. Sad it's needed, but a good idea.
ReplyDeleteThing is, they need to make the law while also FIRING the people in the Dept of Health that made the initial decision. Otherwise they are still there, in power, looking for any loophole possible to do it again. And again. And again. If there's one thing we learned, they never give up.
DeleteTeachers should have the same requirement.
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I adopted 2 sisters, at the age of about 3 and 7. The older one, when she was about 15, went to see her doctor alone. We had explicitly told the doctor that she was not to get the Gardasil shot, to protect her from cervical cancer due to unprotected sex, until she was 18, and then she could make that decision for herself.
ReplyDeleteThe damn doctor, a woman, gave her the first of 2 shots anyway, because our daughter asked for it. We were pissed, first at our daughter, but also at the doctor, for over stepping her boundaries, and giving the shot, knowing that we didn't want it given.
We felt that it was encouraging her to have sex before she was ready for all it involved, and she was not ready, and we wanted her to understand not only the physical aspects of it, but also the emotional and possible very real physical aspects of it.
In other words, I got my girlfriend pregnant before marriage, and we got married as a result of it. And she was much, much too young, as was I. I was 19, and I won't say her age, but I could have gone to jail, and registered as a sex offender for life. We were in love, and I thought we were going to be married until one of us died. We only made it for 11 years.
The thing is, government should not be making decisions for the public that should be left for either the public or the parents. If parents cannot, or will not, make those decisions, then there should be resources available to help either the parent, or the kids, who need help with a tough decision.
In the case of myself and my ex, we had the health dept. and the person who helped us, told us that my ex was pregnant, and then told us that we had to tell our parents that same day. No waiting for a day or two, or a week or so, but that same day. It was super hard, but the #1 best piece of advice I have ever gotten from an adult, when I was a kid. It was damn tough, and I would not like to do it again, but it was the smartest thing to do, and I am glad that we did it that way, instead of waiting even one day.
I guess it is like ripping the bandaid off, it hurts more to do it fast, but it is best to do it as quickly as possible.
And again, any medical intervention outside of livesaving measures, should require a parental approval. Just consider the fact that there are religions that don't allow blood transfusions, and some who require certain other things, to remain Kosher, etc. Many people have gotten away from the ways of old, but there are a lot of people who still stick to the ways of old,and are very strict about their following their religion and it's rules. To them, it is not just a list of rules to follow, but rules to obey God, for their own good. So when it comes to following God or following the government, you know who they will choose.
Thank you.
DeleteSteve in Ky