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"Arkansas’s Republican governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, recently signed a law ending a requirement that fourteen- and fifteen-year-olds obtain a parent’s conse
by mgkimsal 3y ago
"Arkansas’s Republican governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, recently signed a law ending a requirement that fourteen- and fifteen-year-olds obtain a parent’s consent and a state permit before starting work. Linking the bill, strangely, to parental rights, the governor’s office called the permit “an arbitrary burden on parents.”"
Yet... teens shouldn't have access to abortion or other sexual health services without parental consent because... they're children(?). My initial thought reading this was the word 'astonishing' but... on reflection, it's not that astonishing. It's just depressing. Also, more than mildly infuriating.