House passes Senate bill raising age of medical consent for minors

House passes Senate bill raising age of medical consent for minors

The House of Representatives passed SB101, a measure that would raise the age of consent for medical, dental and mental health care in the state from 14 to 16 years old.  Sponsored by Sen. Larry Stutts, R-Tuscumbia, and carried in the House by Rep. Susan DuBose, R-Hoover, the bill has been making its way through the legislature since the beginning of the session. SB101 passed in the Senate 30-2 on April 8.  Since 1972, Alabama law has allowed mi…

Alabama House passes bill raising medical age of consent to 16

Sen. Larry Stutts, R-Tuscumbia, speaks in the Alabama Senate on May 8, 2024 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. The House passed his bill to raise the medical age of consent to 16 on Wednesday.(Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that raised the age of medical consent from 14 to 16. SB 101, sponsored by Sen. Larry Stutts, R-Tuscambia, would require parental consent for medical,…