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www.bostonherald.com
1 month ago
Health

How the anti-vaccine movement pits parental rights against public health

Tennessee law requires parental consent for childhood vaccinations, hindering caregivers like foster parents and grandparents.
Legislation hindering pediatric vaccination fuels doubt about vaccine safety. [ more ]
The Mercury News
1 month ago
Health

How the anti-vaccine movement pits parental rights against public health

Foster parents in Tennessee face obstacles in getting routine childhood vaccinations for children in their care
Tennessee's law requiring direct consent for routine childhood vaccinations from birth parents creates hurdles for caregivers and raises concerns about children's health and community well-being. [ more ]
San Francisco Bay Times
4 months ago
SF LGBT

Will the Supreme Court Consider Trans Cases in 2024? - San Francisco Bay Times

Transgender teens in Tennessee are being denied gender-affirming medical care, causing extreme anxiety and distress.
The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to protect the constitutional right to healthcare for transgender youth in Tennessee. [ more ]
The New Yorker
5 months ago
Books

When Your Own Book Gets Caught Up in the Censorship Wars

Tennessee's CRT/Age Appropriate Materials Law banned a book about George Floyd from being read or distributed at a high school.
The law in Tennessee prohibits teaching concepts that imply an individual is inherently privileged, racist, sexist, or oppressive, and that the state or the US is fundamentally or irredeemably racist or sexist. [ more ]
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