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Senate passes bill allowing minors to consent to contraceptive and prenatal care, sparking debate on parental notification
Summary
House Bill 7213 permits minors under 18 to consent to contraception, counseling, prenatal care and pain management during delivery and shields those services from disclosure without the minor's consent; proponents cited public‑health data and medical‑society endorsements, while opponents raised parental‑notification and developmental concerns.
The Connecticut Senate on May 27 passed House Bill 7213, a measure that allows minors under 18 to give independent consent for contraception and contraceptive counseling, prenatal care and pain management during labor and delivery, and that restricts providers from divulging those services to a parent or guardian without the minor’s expressed consent.
Sponsor Senator Anwar said the bill ‘‘is not about abortion’’ but about increasing access to contraception and prenatal care, citing public‑health data that show gaps…
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