Timeline for If a minor requested a doctor prescribe her birth control, can she demand the doctor not disclose her request to her parents?
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| Mar 25, 2022 at 20:12 | vote | accept | dsollen | ||
| Mar 25, 2022 at 20:11 | comment | added | dsollen | @DonQuiKong it says treatment needed by the child. If a child states they want birth control because their planning to be sexually active then it sounds like birth control is a service the child has clearly stated is 'needed' and as such something that the doctor could discus with parents. Yeah it's a little grey, but given Texas conservative bent and history I suspect a medical professional making such a claim to back up speaking with parents about a birth control request would likely be supported by the courts. | |
| Mar 25, 2022 at 8:32 | comment | added | DonQuiKong | Actually, imho, information about a request made is not covered by that clause as long as it's not relevant medical information, which I assume it is not. | |
| Mar 25, 2022 at 8:29 | history | edited | sleske | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 25, 2022 at 8:29 | comment | added | DonQuiKong | The words "of the treatment given to or needed by the child" do not include treatments "not given and not needed" aka birth control not prescribed. Therefore, your argument seems to have a hole or at least, the letter of the law does not support your conclusion. | |
| Mar 25, 2022 at 8:26 | comment | added | sleske | The use of "child" in the cited law is a bit confusing, as it is unclear whether "child" also covers teenagers. I edited to clarify, hope that's ok. | |
| Mar 25, 2022 at 8:25 | history | edited | sleske | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 24, 2022 at 21:48 | history | edited | user6726 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 24, 2022 at 19:57 | comment | added | paulj | @dsollen Because the citizens of the state of Texas hold other values and norms than you do not make Texas stupid. | |
| Mar 24, 2022 at 13:33 | comment | added | dsollen | Actually section D of child consent in the Texas law you linked explicitly says that minors aren't guaranteed privacy so I suppose that already answers my question. I'll be happy to select this answer if you updated it to explicitly call out that privacy is also not guaranteed in all states, so as to fully answer the question as asked. | |
| Mar 24, 2022 at 13:25 | comment | added | dsollen | Thank you, that mostly answers my question. However, I was asking about the right of privacy. Is privacy to not tell parents of a request guaranteed even if the child cannot get contraceptives without parental consent? I'm not including a state because I actually would like to know if it's safe to advice anyone in the US that there is no harm from asking a doctor for contraceptives, so if there is even one state where their privacy is not guaranteed that would make my assertion false. | |
| Mar 23, 2022 at 23:50 | history | answered | user6726 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |