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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 87999" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>I'm not commenting on the "morals" of this, I'm commenting on the possibility of a medical treatment that I, as a parent, have no say so in.</p><p></p><p>If a child is under 18, they cannot get their ears pierced or a tattoo without my permission (and in some states, not even then). Heck, in this state, they cannot purchase OTC allergy medications!!!</p><p></p><p>But they could possibly be taking hormones without me knowing about it? Sorry, there's NO way can agree with that logic.</p><p></p><p>Yes, I know all about the kids that cannot talk to their parents, etc. I also realize that I have no dog in this fight, since both of mine are boys, one is already married, and the second is almost 17 and has yet to have a date.</p><p></p><p>But if I am legally responsible for the child, I intend to know all that happens to them. And I especially do not want medical treatment or proceedures without my knowledge. The child may not know the answers to some basic questions that need answers before being prescribed the medications (familiar history of high blood pressure and breast cancer, for instance).</p><p></p><p>Again - I'm not stating this on a "moral" issue. I'm strictly looking at it from a medical standpoint. If it was any other medication, would you want your child to have it and you not know about it? I argued with my child's doctor over antibiotics, for goodness sake. I just didn't think it was necessary (and was proved correct) and since both of mine are allergic to penicillin, antibiotics always mean broad spectrum ones.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 87999, member: 439"] I'm not commenting on the "morals" of this, I'm commenting on the possibility of a medical treatment that I, as a parent, have no say so in. If a child is under 18, they cannot get their ears pierced or a tattoo without my permission (and in some states, not even then). Heck, in this state, they cannot purchase OTC allergy medications!!! But they could possibly be taking hormones without me knowing about it? Sorry, there's NO way can agree with that logic. Yes, I know all about the kids that cannot talk to their parents, etc. I also realize that I have no dog in this fight, since both of mine are boys, one is already married, and the second is almost 17 and has yet to have a date. But if I am legally responsible for the child, I intend to know all that happens to them. And I especially do not want medical treatment or proceedures without my knowledge. The child may not know the answers to some basic questions that need answers before being prescribed the medications (familiar history of high blood pressure and breast cancer, for instance). Again - I'm not stating this on a "moral" issue. I'm strictly looking at it from a medical standpoint. If it was any other medication, would you want your child to have it and you not know about it? I argued with my child's doctor over antibiotics, for goodness sake. I just didn't think it was necessary (and was proved correct) and since both of mine are allergic to penicillin, antibiotics always mean broad spectrum ones. [/QUOTE]
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