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Florida bill ignites debate over parental consent for minors' healthcare

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A parental rights bill moving through the state legislature is sparking heated debate over access to reproductive healthcare for minors and whether or not parents should have a say. If passed, the bill would require written parental consent for all medical procedures on minors, except in emergencies or when authorized by a court. Supporters of the bill say this move will help children make critical decisions when it comes to their health care, with parents by their side. While opponents argue that not every child has the ideal parental guidance — and worry this will only restrict children from seeking passing out of its first committee stop, Senate Bill 1288 continues to make its way through the legislature, moving closer to the Senate floor for a final bill seeks to change current law that allows minors under the age of 18 to access certain health care services without parental consent. After hearing hours of public comments, the bill sponsor made changes to the language and is open to working on the bill further as it continues to advance. 'I work closely with many children. My visitors are often young and often victims of incest, so their parents are not trusted adults, they are perpetrator,' said Chloe Bareswit, speaking against the the other side of the argument, parents and Republicans in support of the legislation say we can't have the mindset that all parents are bad actors, and it's about finding a balance between the two.'To just base everything we're doing, that all parents are bad and that all parents are bad actors is just fundamentally not true,' said State Senator Clay Yarborough (R-Jacksonville).'I don't want to continue to trade individual liberties because of one-offs, and that doesn't mean we don't have empathy for those one-offs. My heart breaks, and I can promise you that many on this committee would be there for you, each and every day to protect from those horrors,' State Senator Jay Collins (R-Tampa) said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.