From the article: "It's ironic: The party of "pro-life" doesn't believe that children -- including teens -- have basic rights to preserve their well-being, separate from their parents' wishes or consent." Correct!https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/13/opinions/tennessee-vaccine-official-michelle-fiscus-covid-19-filipovic/index.html …
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"The state doesn’t own the children. Parents own the children, and it is an issue of freedom." -
@RandPaul, February 2015.https://respectfulinsolence.com/2015/02/03/is-republican-party-becoming-antivaccine-party/ …4 replies 4 retweets 20 likesShow this thread -
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@GOP does not believe that children are separate beings with their own rights apart from "parental rights." It's the same belief that fuels parents' beliefs that they should be able to subject their children to religion-inspired quackery for life-threatening illnesses.1 reply 2 retweets 41 likesShow this thread -
Among these people, children are basically property until they are married off and start producing grandchildren.
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A pretty common feature of Abrahamic monotheisms as well as many other religions.
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Indeed, and then the woman is basically the property of her husband...
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