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GOP lawmaker demands "parental consent" be required for doctors to treat teens' STIs
(www.lgbtqnation.com)
this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2025
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This is the purpose of patient-doctor privilege, since it is beneficial to the community that people come to be treated (say for STIs even if they were transmitted during unlawful action, say, sex with underaged persons) It's the doc's job to treat patients regardless of parental consent.