HB7213 allows minors to consent to reproductive health services related to pregnancy and pregnancy prevention without parental consent or notification.

The Connecticut Senate passed HB7213 on May 27, 2025 by a vote of 31 to 5. We have assigned pluses to the nays because birth control drugs and devices, particularly high-dose “morning-after” pills, can and do prevent uterine implantation of developing preborn children, causing them to function not only as “contraceptives,” but also as abortifacients, thereby resulting in “silent abortions.” Given that the care of human life — not its destruction — is the greatest responsibility of government, Connecticut ought to forbid abortion and other grotesque methods of population control entirely, upholding the sanctity of life for every person. The right to life is the most fundamental, God-given, and “unalienable” right asserted in the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed by the Fifth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Additionally, this legislation violates parental rights by permitting minors under 18 to access these services without informing or obtaining consent from their parents, with health care providers prohibited from disclosing any information to the minor child’s parent.