From the article: "It's ironic: The party of "pro-life" doesn't believe that children -- including teens -- have basic rights to preserve their well-being, separate from their parents' wishes or consent." Correct! cnn.com/2021/07/13/opi…
"The state doesn’t own the children. Parents own the children, and it is an issue of freedom." -@RandPaul, February 2015. respectfulinsolence.com/2015/02/03/is-…
Much of @GOP does not believe that children are separate beings with their own rights apart from "parental rights." It's the same belief that fuels parents' beliefs that they should be able to subject their children to religion-inspired quackery for life-threatening illnesses.
Among these people, children are basically property until they are married off and start producing grandchildren.
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