[ZenGum]

I get a lot of red flags reading that article (no, that's not an STD). The way it drifts from fact to opinion without clearly demarcating the two.

It also fails to consider the other side of the argument.

Suppose there IS mandatory notification of the parents if the child either chooses to have the test, or tests positive. That will deter a lot of kids from having the test. Thus defeating the purpose of finding out who has STDs and treating them and preventing the spread.

Meh, this is an old and intractable problem. There is no clear threashold age at which kids suddenly leap to adulthood. They have bodily urges, poor decision making, demand privacy but also support. We muddle through as best we can.

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