What are the options when a minor says to a mental health counselor, “Things have been really tough at home lately. Can I ...

The Alabama House Committee on Health approved a bill Wednesday to raise the age, from 14 to 16, at which people can make their own medical decisions. Under current state law, a minor who is at least ...

A bill to raise the age at which people can make their own medical decisions from 14 to 16 is headed to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for signature. It was approved by the Alabama Senate on Wednesday. Under ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A bill to raise Oklahoma’s age of consent from 16 to 18 is now on Governor Kevin Stitt’s desk, with lawmakers largely in agreement on the need to close what they called a ...

One raised the medical age of consent from age 14 to 16, which means parents in Alabama are going to have to give permission ...

Alaskans ages 16 and 17 would be able to consent to talk therapy under a bill introduced in the state Senate in February that would lower the age of consent from 18. A parent or guardian would still ...

A Berkshire County legislator’s effort to close an age of consent loophole in Massachusetts has taken a step forward in the ...