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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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Can't have your sexually abused kids go to the doctor and tell on you.
Even if the STI spread through consensual sex down a chain of people close enough in age that it's not abusive, and even if the parents would have gotten the kid treated, the fact that they'd beat the kid for having had sex means the kid will never tell, not get treated, and further spread the STI.