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A new bill in Florida seeks to require parental consent for minors to receive treatment for sexually transmissible diseases.

The proposal would also require parental consent for minors to access outpatient crisis intervention and mobile behavioral health services.

Additionally, the bill would allow parents to opt their children out of school surveys on topics like politics, religion, or mental health.

Supporters argue the measure restores parental rights, while opponents fear it will prevent vulnerable minors from seeking necessary healthcare.

A St. Augustine lawmaker seeks to significantly expand parental rights in the upcoming legislative session with a minors from receiving treatment for sexually transmissible diseases without parental consent.

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