California Democrats are pushing Assembly Bill 655, reportedly allowing therapists to approve a 12-year-old to live in housing facilities without parental consent or evidence of abuse at home.
Two bills proposed by state elected officials would remove the Catholic Church’s right to the “seal of confession” protecting priests’ right to refuse to provide private information divulged during confessionals, and Catholic advocates warn it could be a slippery slope when it comes to protections for religious freedom.
A California bill proposes allowing mental health professionals to remove children as young as 12 from their parents and place them in residential shelter facilities without the parents' knowledge or consent.