TACOMA, Washington, June 30, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — An 8th grade teacher in a Tacoma public school distributed a flyer detailing Washington state laws allowing minors to get abortions and contraceptives without parental consent. The flyer, produced by abortion giant Planned Parenthood, was given to Stewart Middle School students as part of their science curriculum.
The flyer said:
ABORTION: You do not need to get permission from your parents or guardians at any age.
BIRTH CONTROL: You are allowed to get a prescription for birth control without your parent or guardian’s permission.
CONDOMS: You can buy condoms at any age.
EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION: You can buy Plan B Emergency Contraception at a local pharmacy without a prescription at any age.
The flyer also mentions that there are exceptions to state law that says the age of consent is 16, assuring children they can lawfully have sexual intercourse “with somebody two years older or less” at the age of 11.
The flyer caused controversy after a concerned parent posted a picture of it on social media and confronted the school about it. After an investigation, the Assistant Director of Education in the district,
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