Washington Legislature passes bill to make clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse

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Washington Legislature passes bill to make clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse

After a third consecutive year of raw, emotional debate over religious freedom and child safety, the Washington Legislature has passed one of the nation’s toughest laws requiring clergy to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Senate Bill 5375, sponsored by Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, passed the House 64-31 on Friday, April 11. It now heads to Gov. Bob Ferguson, who must sign it for it to become law. The bill makes clergy members mandatory re…

Ethical and legal challenges of mandated child abuse reporters

Mandated reporters inconsistently report child abuse cases. Ethical dilemmas and legal challenges to reporting arise creating barriers to assist abuse…

Wash. lawmakers approve requirement for clergy to report child abuse

It covers disclosures in confession. Supporters say the bill will protect children, critics decry it as ‘an attack’ on Catholics and other faiths. Washington is poised to require clergy members to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession. Nearly two-thirds of state House members approved a Senate bill on Friday night to make religious leaders mandatory reporters of abuse and neglect, adding them to a list that includ