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The TLDR is that this does not allow any medical testing on children without parental consent. Guess who occasionally is the rapist?
Much more than occasionally, horrific as that is.
It's almost always someone the child knows, not some shadowy evil cabal.
A parent often allows their child to be abused too, so they will try to protect the abuser.
Or the abuser is a close family member, and the parents refuse to take seriously any suggestion that abuse is happening, despite damning evidence, so they protect the abuser out of a sense of familial duty.
This law serves no other purpose than to protect child rapists.
disgusting.
Either a parent/legal guardian was the perp, or they allowed it to happen
It was probably intentional.
They were alerted that this would be an issue and they went forward with no exceptions anyway. Might want to have some interviews with the children of Republican legislators in Idaho...
Except you ✨ c a n ' t ✨
Isn't it amazing how many of these laws seem to protect pedophiles? Almost hard to believe it's a coincidence.
We gotta protect the kids amirite?
And they call LGBTQ+ people groomers.
Yet another Idaho law letting Christians rape their kids. Or, is it not rape anymore when you own them?
Its way worse that that. They can protect people who sexually assault them.
"It's once pedophiles have kids, that they really come into their own." - Gary Delaney.
Much to the GOP’s delight!
Idaho, now pedophile friendly. Is this really what you want your state motto to be????