This is the third year the legislation has been brought forth by Brown. It failed to pass the Senate during the 2024 legislative session.
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Under current law, the age of medical consent is 14 but Brown has previously said children at that age are not capable of making well-informed decisions. Brown said during the vote that he believes parents should have the final say in their child’s medical care.Alabama Senate changes, delays vote on bill putting Veterans Affairs under governor’s controlNew chair of Alabama Legislative Black Caucus blasts MAGA movement’s ‘colorblind’ ideology“It’s not an anti vaccine bill, it’s just a parental rights bill,” Brown said.
According to the latest data from the Alabama Department of Public Health, the vaccination rate for children between 19 and 47 months plunged from around 71% in October 2021 to just 65% last November across Alabama.Brown’s bill now moves over to the Senate for potential passage. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our
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