Tuesday, June 18, 2019
AMA Says Mature 12-Year-Olds Can Consent to Vaccination Without Parents
At the recently concluded annual meeting of the American Medical
Association (AMA) in Chicago, AMA delegates adopted a doozy of a new
policy. The powerful trade group agreed to develop model legislation
that pressures state legislatures into allowing minors to “override refusenik parents on vaccination.”In 2000, the Supreme Court reasserted
the fundamental right of parents to oversee the care, custody and
control of their children, a right recognized by states until children
reach age 18.
Where vaccines are concerned, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury
Act—passed in 1986—legally requires health care providers to distribute
vaccine information materials to the parent or legal guardian of any child to whom the provider intends to administer a vaccine “prior to the administration of such vaccine” [emphasis added] .Read More
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