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In Tennessee a physician may give a vaccine without parental consent. https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/documents/Mature_Minor_Doctrine.pdf https://www.

• caseysoftware 5y ago
  Thanks for the link! That is informative. Then it would seem to come down to this section: "Tennessee county health departments follow Tennessee law and provide medical treatment and vaccinations to patients as young as 14 without parental consent if the individual provider determines that the patient meets the definition of a “mature minor” in accordance with Tennessee law." and what normally constitutes a healthcare professional making that evaluation. If it normally takes that kid's family doctor/PA who has a long standing relationship, access to medical history, etc, then changing from that standard is challenging. Stepping outside of precedents is hard and risky.
  • em-bee 5y ago
    isn't the point here that a 14year old may be old enough to make that decision on their own? whether a 14 year old is actually able to make that decision is another discussion, but the issue isn't about government forcing their will, but allowing minors to decide on their own.