The state of Maryland is considering a bill that would allow for minors to be vaccinated without parental consent, according to reports.
The bill to be considered is known as Senate Bill 378, which would permit healthcare workers to vaccinate children over 14 years of age who are found to be “able to understand the benefits and potential consequences of getting vaccinated” without parents having a say.
As the law currently stands, Maryland prohibits children 14 or older to refuse to be vaccinated when the decision is made by the parents.
Some have noted that children are “considered competent enough to get vaccinated without parent’s knowledge, but not competent enough to refuse vaccination with parent’s knowledge.”
In recent years, transgender surgeries, abortions, and other medical operations without parental consent have been floated by Democrat lawmakers in numerous states amid conservative cultural pushbacks.
The controversial vaccination bill in Maryland was introduced on Wednesday by Democrat State Senator Cheryl Kagan and is set to go through a Senate Finance Committee hearing on February 22.
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As the Biden administration continues it’s push to see that all Americans receive all five doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, some of the most prolific vaccine proponents have begun to publically downplay their effectiveness.
Valiant News reported in January that Microsoft co-founder and vaccine enthusiast billionaire Bill Gates told Australia’s Lowy Institute that the shots do not prevent individuals from being infected by the virus, and whatever protection they provide appears to rapidly wane.
Gates added that the shots are unable to protect people from variants of the COVID-19 virus, which arose shortly after mass vaccination efforts.
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This news and commentary by Andrew White originally appeared on Valiant News.
