https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/10/09/ca-gov-newsom-lowers-consent-age-to-12-for-gender-counseling-without-parents-ok/
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CA Gov Newsom Lowers Consent Age to 12
for ‘Gender Counseling’ Without Parents ‘OK’.
National Pulse, by Jake Welch
Posted By: Beardo, 10/10/2023 2:15:02 AM
Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law that permits children as young as 12 to reside in government-funded “residential shelter services” to undergo mental health treatment or counseling for their gender identity without parental consent or even being informed by doctors. (snip) California lawmakers justify this imposition into parental authority by claiming children identifying as LGBT often face parental rejection, harassment in school, or wider societal stigma, therefore, “obtaining parental consent for a youth who needs support is complicated by the parent or caretakers’ beliefs and stigma about mental health care.”