Maryland school gave a teenager a birth control implant without first notifying her mother

A Maryland mother wants to know why her daughter received a birth control implant without her permission.

Lambert wants to know why the school clinic contacted her about other things regarding her child's health, but not the birth control implant.

"They call me for Tylenol, but they don't call me about birth control," she said."You gave my daughter this insertion so she might be suffering from that, but do they even look at that?"that a minor's privacy concerning the obtaining of contraceptives was a constitutional right. Currently, no states require a minor to receive parental consent before accessing contraceptive services.

The Institute also says that while the involvement of a parent is desirable in decisions about contraception, many minors will not seek contraceptive services. They will, however, remain sexually active., there are currently 12 School-Based Health Clinics in operation throughout 24 jurisdictions for a total of 84 SBHCs. Maryland began opening SBHCs in 1985 to ensure children, regardless of socio-economic status, have access to health care.

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