Irrelevant. What is under examination is
a 2003 opinion issued by Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline's opinion requiring health care providers and others to tell authorities about consensual sex by underage youths.
Then why bring it up ad nauseum?
What is under examination is a 2003 opinion issued by Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline's opinion requiring health care providers and others to tell authorities about consensual sex by underage youths.
No what is under examination is the law passed by the Kansas Legislature.
The legislature has made it a criminal offense for children under 16 to have sexual relations.
There is no better evidence than that that they have found that sexual relations in those under 16 is harmful. They are the finder of the fact, not the courts, not you and not I. They have that power.
The law requires that professional people that are cognizant of the fact of sexual relations in those under 16 report it.
There is no exemption in the law. The law states "When any of the following persons has reason to suspect that a child has been injured as a result of physical, mental or emotional abuse or neglect or sexual abuse, the person shall report the matter promptly as provided in subsection." The legislature has already determined that sexual acts by those under 16 causes injury to those under 16. The only "reason" the professional has is in determining whetehr or not sexual realtions have occurred. If they have then the professionals in question are bound to report it by law whether, you, I or the Judge likes it or not.