rfenst wrote:Both should be declared unconstitutional because the patients are minors and parents have the right to control their minor children's medical treatment, absent court order (like when parents who won't allow their children to undergo lifesaving treatment).
Many states no longer require parental consent for lots of things starting at the age of 12.
For example, all 50 states and the District of Columbia allow minors age 12 and older to access health care without parental consent for the treatment of STIs.
Likewise, certain states and the District of Columbia allow minors to receive contraceptive services without notifying parents.
In most states, minors themselves may consent for substance abuse treatment, and in about half of the states, they are specifically authorized to consent to outpatient mental healthcare.
Note: I am not defending what they did in the case of this 11year old...