RE: Teenage surgery without parent's consent
November 22, 2016 at 11:39 am
(This post was last modified: November 22, 2016 at 11:40 am by Catholic_Lady.)
(November 22, 2016 at 11:26 am)Mathilda Wrote:(November 22, 2016 at 10:48 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Should minors be allowed to get sex reassignment surgery without their parent's consent?
Apparently this is happening in Minnesota with a teen who wants to transition into a woman and the mom is saying no. Was curious to know yall's opinions on the legal side of things.
Any reason you didn't provide all the details and just referred to them as a minor and let people assume that they were much younger and still the responsibility of the parent?
Because it was meant to be a general question in regards to the principle at hand rather than about this specific case in particular. I mentioned it to show that it is a question that is applicable and already being asked. Also, the article I saw about this which was posted on my facebook feed was from a biased source which I'm sure people here probably wouldn't have appreciated.
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