u/Atomic_Fever

It's a legitimate question, as a nerd myself I don't really see much if any truth to the things there

Idk if this is the right place but I'm new here and reddit is clogging my email with notifications

Unfortunately, it seems that this is way less popular of an opinion than it ought to be, but once they're old enough to understand children ought to be able to say no to a medical procedure or say yes to one without necessarily being in agreement with their parents.

Example A: an antivaxxer's kid gets bitten by an animal, and rabies is possible. The kid ought to be able to get the rabies vaccine even without their parents' consent.

Example B: A child ought to be able to refuse procedures that they find violating or harmful, so long as it's not life or death.