California Bill Allowing 12-Year-Olds to Consent to Counseling, Residential Services Sent to Governor

California Bill Allowing 12-Year-Olds to Consent to Counseling, Residential Services Sent to Governor
Students and parents arrive masked for the first day of the school year at Grant Elementary School in Los Angeles, Calif., on Aug. 16, 2021. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Brad Jones
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California lawmakers have passed a legislative bill that some parental rights groups have called “state-sanctioned kidnapping.”
Assembly Bill 665, or AB 665, would allow a child as young as 12 to consent to mental health counseling and placement in a group home without parental knowledge or consent.