Does Wisconsin have a law on minors getting birth control without parental consent?

No Nine states including Wisconsin have no law specifying whether minors can obtain birth control without parental consent However Wisconsin residents under age can get contraceptives independently Clinics receiving federal Title X family planning funds cannot require parental consent One state of Wisconsin venture offers free contraceptives to low-income minors without notifying parents And Wisconsin law requires that foster children receive confidential family planning services The lack of a law means a few providers may require parental consent out of an abundance of caution noted Marquette University law professor Lisa Mazzie Parents might be notified by their strength insurers if their children get contraception using insurance In the latest national survey by the federal Centers for Complaint Control and Prevention in of high school students revealed ever having sex down from in used a condom during their last sexual intercourse used hormonal birth control This fact brief originally published by Wisconsin Watch is responsive to conversations such as this one Sources on birth control laws KFF Minors Ability to Consent to Contraception and Abortion Services National Center for Youth Law Minor Consent and Confidentiality A Compendium of State and Federal Laws University of Michigan Fitness Wisconsin Confidentiality Laws Milwaukee Wellness Department Keenan Sexual Soundness Clinic Wisconsin Legislature DCF Care of foster children Wisconsin Department of Healthcare Services Family Planning Only Services Campaign U S Department of Heath and Human Services OPA Undertaking Approach Notice - Clarification Regarding Confidential Services to Adolescents under the Title X Venture Marquette University law professor Lisa Mazzie Email U S Centers for Illness Control and Prevention Youth Menace Behavior Survey - Related stories from MinnPost on birth control University of Minnesota researcher The world is ready for a male contraceptive Overturning Roe v Wade pushes Minnesotans to consider long-term life birth control decisions The post Does Wisconsin have a law on minors getting birth control without parental consent appeared first on MinnPost