Idaho to Require Parental Consent for Minors to Access Medical Treatment

Published on March 27, 2024

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has approved a measure that will require parental consent before minors can receive medical treatment. The governor signed Senate Bill 1329 on March 21. The measure creates Section 32-1015 in the Idaho Code, titled Parental Rights in Medical Decision-Making. It recognizes that “parents have the fundamental right and duty to make decisions concerning the furnishing of health care services to the minor child.” Unless “otherwise provided by court order,” individuals are prohibited from soliciting or providing health care services to minors without first obtaining consent in advance from the parent or guardian. The measure is significant in light of the number of states allowing children and teens to receive puberty blockers and undergo elective sex-reassignment surgeries to appear more like the opposite sex....

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