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Senate advances bill creating presumption in favor of parental health-care decisions for minors
Summary
Senate Bill 83 would create a legal presumption favoring parental decisions on children's health care, allowing rebuttal only by clear and convincing evidence; the bill passed to third reading after an amendment changing 'medical' to 'health care' opinion language and drew support from the Division of Child and Family Services and the Attorney General's Office.
Senate Bill 83, sponsored by Senator Thomas, seeks to codify a presumption that parents are entitled to make health-care decisions for their minor children and allows that presumption to be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence in court.
Senator Thomas described the bill as a successor to a prior measure (SB90) and said he revised the standard…
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