It’s no surprise that the cartelized, anti-competitive, authoritarian organizations that comprise the U.S. medical establishment opposes the protection of parental rights; after all, children are an extremely profitable market, but that profitability can only be tapped once the power of parents to intercede is removed. And so it is no surprise that the Oklahoma State Medical Association opposed House Bill 3014, which would update the current ‘Parent’s Bill of Rights’ to simply and explicitly include protections against medical procedures performed on children without parental consent. It would also discourage doctors from retaliating against the parents of patients by involving child protective services in the event that the parents disagreed with the doctor’s medical opinion. Seems like a fairly common sense, straightforward assertion of rights in a country of free individuals, right? The problem is that very little liberty exists for the average American citizen when they deal with the healthcare industry in this country. It’s authoritarianism is deeply entrenched, and any exercise or assertion of parental rights is seen as an act of defiance that the medical authorities attempt to punish, whether through intimidation, or the involvement of law enforcement.
The HB 3014, voted on February 19th, unfortunately did not pass out of committee.
