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Iowa Bill Ends Minors’ Ability to Consent to HPV Vaccine Alone
The 63-29 vote would end Iowa’s juvenile-consent exemption for HPV and hepatitis B shots, and the bill now awaits Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature.
- On Tuesday, the Iowa House passed Senate File 304, requiring parental consent for minors to receive HPV and Hepatitis B vaccines, with the bill now awaiting Gov. Kim Reynolds' signature.
- Current Iowa law allows minors to consent to these vaccines without parental approval because they relate to sexually transmitted infections; the bill removes this legal exemption for youth under 18.
- Rep. Austin Harris , who chairs the House Health and Human Services Committee, dismissed concerns that the bill bans vaccines. "All we're doing is saying that the parent has to consent," Harris said.
- Opponents, including Rep. Austin Baeth , labeled the measure a "pro-cancer bill," while the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network urged Gov. Reynolds to veto the legislation.
- Growing numbers of red states have moved to loosen vaccine rules amid a "medical freedom" push, coupled with U.S. Health and Human Service Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine-skeptic rhetoric.
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Parental consent to be required for HPV, Hep B vaccines for Iowa minors
State law lets minors get health care that’s related to the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases without a parent’s permission, but a bill passed by the legislature would no longer let minors get vaccinated against HPV and hepatitis B without a parent’s permission. Republican Representative Austin Harris of Moulton said parental consent is […]
Iowa house passes bill requiring parental consent for minors to receive HPV vaccine
The Iowa House passed legislation Tuesday requiring parental consent for minors to receive certain vaccines associated with sexually transmitted diseases — a measure that Democrats said could lead to higher cancer rates in Iowa.
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The Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs, Iowa…Iowa bill requiring parental consent for minors to receive HPV vaccine goes to governor
The Iowa House passed the bill on Tuesday, after the state Senate passed it last year.
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