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Mayor Muriel Bowser and other Washington, D.C. officials are being sued over a law that allows children as young as 11 to receive the COVID-19 vaccination without the consent of their parents.
Parents are pushing back on the Minor Consent to Vaccinations Amendment Act, filing lawsuits in the hopes that the law will be ruled unconstitutional.
The D.C. Council voted 12-1 in October to approve the measure that allows minors aged 11 and up to determine if they should get vaccinated in the event that a doctor finds they are capable of informed consent.
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The bill that permits a child aged 11 years or older
“to consent to receive a vaccine where the vaccination is recommended by the United States Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. It also establishes that if a minor is able to comprehend the need for, the nature of, and any significant risks inherent in the medical care then informed consent is established.”
The bill not only permits children of this age to provide consent to doctors and other vaccine administrators without a parent’s knowledge or consent, but also requires school administrators, insurance companies, and medical personnel to conceal a child s vaccination from their parents.