Under 18, a United States citizen is still a kid. You still are legally under your parent's rules. So your parents have a right to know. Notice how I used the words "have a RIGHT". That doesn't mean you have to tell them, but if you don't, you've been wasting a lot of time with your parents. Teenagers are constantly fighting parents to gain their trust. Parents care if you have an STD. They really do want to help, even if they're a bit loud about it. Remember, the louder they are, the more they trusted you, and the more you threw that back in their face. They'll eventually quiet down and try to help you.
NO I do not think that parents should be required to know. Some parents would not handle this and may even end up kicking their child out of the house. I mean messed up families are one reason some teens go out and have sex. In fact, I think we should be able to get the drugs to take care of the STDs ourselves. I think the goverment should do coverage like that. I think yes you should talk to your parents about it, but I do NOT think it should be required.
There are many places today where a child can go to get treatment for an STD (like a clinic) without having to tell her parents. This is their right. As long as the child is getting treatment and controlling their disease I don't think they should be forced to tell their parents. Now, if they don't tell their partners that's another story.
so what are the kids just going to be like walking around sick all the time right in front of their parents and when the parents ask if they are ok they will be like yea. Also how are the kids going to pay for the hospital visits and medicine that stuff isnt cheap and i dont think ur friend has that much in her savings. Also what if they do find out that she has stds the parents are going to be devisated by the lack of trust and love that the kid has for them.
absolutely not. whatever is mentioned between a patient and physician is confidential - it is the choice of the child to inform their parents if they wish to do so.
I think that the child deserves to keep their STD a secret if they want to. Doctors ae supposed to have taken that Hypocratic oath that forces them to keep a patients personal ailments secret unless otherwise told. Therefore, I think that kids should be allowed to make up their minds about such decisions just like adults would.
no parents do not need to know about a std of thier child as long as it gets taken care of. plus they should have know better than to get into that postion. im not trying to be a prude or anything but some are daedly if there not taken car of.
Of Course they should know! Parents have the right to know about stuff like that anyway. They brought her into the world and she should respect them enough to tell them about her problem. Anyway it would be the mature thing to do.
alot of parents could not understand the issue and do horrible things to them or not let them get the help they deserve or etc. The kid should have the right to let their parents know if they want to...despite what many people think...teenagers are people...not people-in-training or the properity of their parents. they have their own life to live for themselves. there parents shouldn't live it.
I would definitely tell my parents, I feel that if you think that you are adult enough to jump into sexual intercourse, you should be mature enough to accept the consequences of your actions. Choosing to engage in sexual acts requires before-hand thought. Meaning you should ask your sexual partners about their sex life and talk to them about whether they have gone to a clinic to be checked out for any std. These precautions may seem as though they are hindering you from fun, but they may also be preventing you from making a decision that will alter your life. Once you accept your mistake you must also show some respect to your parents by telling them about your std(s). It is deceitful and irresponisible for you to avoid discussing your issue with your parents.
I am catholic and I strongly support abstenece, but I realise that a lot of teens have sex. I don't think it is nesessary for parents to be informed if their kids are sexually active. I think it would ruin the relationship between parents and kids. I also think it is okay for parents not to know if their child has an STD as long as they can obtain medical care without their parents help.
If I were to contract an STD/STI I definately think that my parents should be informed, only if I choose to do so. Doctors, Clinicians, and anyone else who knows of my STD do not have the right to inform my loved ones, no matter how serious it is. I feel that if someone is "so-called" ready to engage is reckless sexual activity, then they are also ready for the consequences of it, including risking their reputation by letting their loved ones know that they have an STD. If it were me, I would be definately hesitate in telling the 'rents, but eventually I would. It's something that you just have to do because its something that other family members can learn from and would definately use as an example when engaging in sexual activity. By keeping quiet, you're opening the door to having those closest to you making your same mistake. By telling others, you're educating others, and in the process stopping the spread of STDs....it would be sooo unfair to keep silent.
i think it's totally up to the person whether or not they tell their parents. if you are old enough to make the decision to DO whatever you did to GET the STD, then i figure you're old enough to tell your parents yourself - it's not up to the hospital, the clinic, the doctor, or anyone else to tell them. if someone called my dad or mother and told them that i had an STD or something, they would flip out and ask why i didn't tell them myself. i'd be embarrassed, and ashamed, but i'd feel terrible if i didn't tell them.
If someone does not have the responsibility to protect themselves frem the STD they may not have the responsibility to tell their parents about it so the Doctor should tell a gaurdian who has custody over the child but it may have a downside if a parent over reacts and abuses the child but a resposible gaurdian should be notified
STDs are very dangerous and can kill (more like will kill). If u all of the sudden die at the dinner table or are really sick for forever and a day and your parents are like what is wrong with you, then you waited to long to tell them. Not only can your parents bug you to all get out but they can also be your biggest support in your greatest time of need. With something as serious as this your parents will more than likely cry and yell alot but deep in side they are crying and pulling and loving u even more (not saying you should get a STD just to be loved more). That is what i think so sound off on what i say and i hopefully will respond to you.
I agree with Iluvjp..... you are a minor, your parents or guardians make descicions that are good for you and they have the resposibility and right to know what is going on in their child's life.. that way they can create an appropriate living environment for him-her. It's really stupid of the doctors to keep this info. from the parents.
The fact is, she's a minor and her parents are her guardians. It is her life, but her parents are in charge of it for the time being. They need to know so they can help her. If she got it from being sexually active and doesn't want her parents to know, I think she brought the situation upon herself. I think that doctor/patient confidentiality for minors is a bunch of crap. Why should minors be allowed to keep health related stuff from their parents???
it's really up to the girl to tell her rents, the doctor shouldn't be allowed to tell them b/c of doctor patient confidentiality, also if the doctor told them, and the girl didn't it might make her rents mad at her, or disappointed for not trusting them, but it's her life, not her doctor's or her rents', so its up to her what to do about it all in the end anyway, so what is the dif?
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It's really stupid of the doctors to keep this info. from the parents.
