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St. Louis Post
A bill that seeks to overhaul Missouri's child abuse reporting laws could require teachers, doctors, nurses and others to report sexually active teenagers and children to the state's abuse hot line.
Perhaps the most controversial provision of the bill is one that many say would require educators, medical personnel and other professionals to report "substantial evidence of sexual intercourse by an unmarried minor under the age of consent."
Byrd said his bill has been misinterpreted to include sexual activity by older teens. He said that the "age of consent" referred to in the bill is 15. He said sexual activity by children under that age is something that should be reported to the child abuse hot line, regardless of the age of the sexual partner.
The bill also could cost the state money by requiring more staff to screen calls to the child abuse hot line. Deb Hendricks, a spokeswoman for the Department of Social Services, said the department has estimated that the bill could cost an extra $269,000 for the current fiscal year.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/ne...8E795ECED61E7FF786256FC5001BF45B?OpenDocument
The right-wing agenda on the march again trying to institute burqas and chastity belts in the U.S. So much for doctor-patient confidentiality.
So I guess buying condoms and being on the pill in 10th grade is defined as "sexually active". Good grief, what's happened to this country? ](*,)
A bill that seeks to overhaul Missouri's child abuse reporting laws could require teachers, doctors, nurses and others to report sexually active teenagers and children to the state's abuse hot line.
Perhaps the most controversial provision of the bill is one that many say would require educators, medical personnel and other professionals to report "substantial evidence of sexual intercourse by an unmarried minor under the age of consent."
Byrd said his bill has been misinterpreted to include sexual activity by older teens. He said that the "age of consent" referred to in the bill is 15. He said sexual activity by children under that age is something that should be reported to the child abuse hot line, regardless of the age of the sexual partner.
The bill also could cost the state money by requiring more staff to screen calls to the child abuse hot line. Deb Hendricks, a spokeswoman for the Department of Social Services, said the department has estimated that the bill could cost an extra $269,000 for the current fiscal year.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/ne...8E795ECED61E7FF786256FC5001BF45B?OpenDocument
The right-wing agenda on the march again trying to institute burqas and chastity belts in the U.S. So much for doctor-patient confidentiality.
So I guess buying condoms and being on the pill in 10th grade is defined as "sexually active". Good grief, what's happened to this country? ](*,)
