WA senator sparks fury with description of 40-year-old law limiting parental rights
State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen says his comments were edited in a misleading way. A soundbite that aired drew national attention.
State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen didn’t foresee the furor that would erupt over his description of a four-decade-old Washington law limiting parental power.
“Kids over 13 have the complete right to make their own decisions about their mental health care,” the Seattle Democrat told a Fox News reporter during a Feb. 5 television interview. “Parents don’t have a right to have notice, they don’t have a right to have consent about that.”
Two days later, that clip went viral on X, drawing millions of views on the social media platform, and eventually becoming the top item trending nationally. Even Elon Musk, who owns X and is serving as a top adviser to President Donald Trump, got engaged.
But the soundbite wasn’t the whole story and Pedersen says his remarks were pulled out of context. Snip
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