California Bill Allowing Minors to Receive Vaccines Without Parent Consent Advances

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California is one step closer to allowing minors to receive any vaccine without parental consent following a 7โ€“0 vote in the state Senate Judiciary Committee on May 5.

โ€œTeens should be able to protect their own health with vaccinesโ€”whether against COVID, flu, measles, or polioโ€”even if their parents refuse or canโ€™t take them to get the shot,โ€ Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) wrote on Twitter following the hearing.

Wiener authored Senate Bill (SB) 866, which would allow minors 12 years and older to sidestep parental consent and receive a vaccine that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

The legislation is intended to be a resource to minors whose parents are busy and unable to take them to receive a vaccine due to lack of paid time off, or even โ€œmedical neglect,โ€ according to the bill analysis.

โ€œThe current consent rules serve as a significant barrier to teen health in California, in situations where parents and children hold conflicting views about vaccines,โ€ wrote the National Youth Law Centerโ€”a nonprofit based in Oakland that advocates for youth in policymakingโ€”according to the bill analysis.

Meanwhile, the Catholic Families 4 Freedom California wrote in opposition to the bill, claiming it would โ€œinfringeโ€ upon the โ€œsacredโ€ relationship between a child and their parents.

โ€œTeens lack the necessary maturity to make sound medical decisions and are generally more vulnerable to coercion than adults,โ€ the organization wrote, according to the bill analysis. โ€œIf parents are not aware that their child has recently received a vaccine, their ability to properly monitor that child for any side effects is hampered and may cause a delay in timely treatment.โ€

The bill survives several other COVID-19 bills that were paused by their authors, including SB 871 by Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) which would have required all Kโ€“12 students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Pan pulled the bill on April 14 claiming that the COVID-19 vaccination rates are โ€œinsufficientโ€ among children as parents struggle to find the time and transportation to get their children vaccinated.

SB 866 is expected to be heard in more committees at a later date.

By Vanessa Serna

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