Well, it really seems like the conversation is off topic. Whatever ones hatred for God or separation of church and state or a hatred for Jim Minnery...what about this precedence being set for parents not being informed of major medical decisions. And... privacy issues don't appear to apply to minors as they do for adults (age 18 and older). Otherwise, parents who search their child's room for drugs or checks a child's phone for predators would be arrested. All other medical issues are accessible to the parent until the day the child turns 21. Why would this major medical procedure be any different?