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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The proposal would still require consent, just consent from the child not the parent. It would also bring the rules for vaccines in line with the laws for other medical procedures such as birth control or mental health care. It probably won't increase vaccination rates much if at all, but if a competent kid wants to be vaccinated, I'd prefer that they were.

The record reference is to documentation of the vaccine being provided to the school directly if the parent claims an exemption, but the student chooses to get vaccinated on their own. In those cases, rather than alert the parent that child is making their own vaccination decisions, the school gets the information from the physician. That seems reasonable to me, given the threat to students who make choices other than what their parents want.

All in all seems like a good law to me.[/quote]

The idea that kids can give informed consent is ridiculous.  [b]This is why it is against the law to have sex with them[/b], have them sign an enforceable contract, etc.

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The age of consent in DC is 16.[/quote]

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