• u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.org
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    8 months ago

    This is a separate topic, and a big fucking no. You assume parents actually know what’s best for their kids and want that, but look around, most of these people voting for these bans are parents as well.

    Parents can’t and shouldn’t be blindly trusted.

    If someone else looks at the evidence and believes it’s true, and believes this is hugely beneficial to their kid, why should the government have a say in their kid’s medical treatment?

    And if the parent thinks otherwise where it is legal?

    Kids aren’t the parents’ property.

    • maevyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      8 months ago

      Obviously it would only be if the doctors and parents approved together. Point being, the government is stepping in and overriding my parental rights and my doctor’s recommendation just because someone else does not agree.

      And I don’t see parents voting for bans, none of these have been initiatives. These are law makers.