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Throughout the U.S., minors are generally required to have permission from a parent or legal guardian before they can receive most medical treatment. However, each state has established a number of exceptions.

Why Some Teen Moms Can't Get The Pain Relief They Choose In Childbirth

In more than a dozen U.S. states, laws prohibit pregnant teens from getting epidural anesthesia during labor, or even some kinds of prenatal treatment, without a parent's consent.

Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra, D-Pacoima, speaks at the Capitol, in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 4, 2017.

Sexual Harassment Takes Spotlight In California's Capital

It's been five weeks since nearly 150 women — lobbyists, lawmakers, Republicans, Democrats — signed a letter calling out a pervasive culture of sexual harassment in California's capital.

Taylor Swift performing in February in Houston.

Taylor Swift's Attorney Rebuked Over Letter Demanding Article's Retraction

The lawyer accuses a small website of defaming Swift. The American Civil Liberties Union accuses Swift's team of legal overreach.

On Sept. 25, the Dallas Cowboys, led by owner Jerry Jones (center), took a knee prior to the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, in Glendale, Ariz. Now he says players who "disrespect the flag" won't play.

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones: Players Cannot Disrespect Flag

The powerful NFL owner is the first to suggest there may be repercussions for players who decide to protest during the national anthem.

Erin Moran arrives at the Fox Reality Channel Really Awards in Los Angeles in 2008.

Actress Erin Moran, Joanie Of 'Happy Days,' Dies At 56

The former child star who played Joanie Cunningham on the sitcoms Happy Days and its spinoff, Joanie Loves Chachi, has died, according to media reports.

The U.S. Capitol is pictured at dusk in Washington, D.C., in July 2011.

Senators Reach Tentative Deal On Sexual Harassment Legislation

A Democratic and a Republican senator announced Tuesday that they reached a tentative deal to address sexual harassment in Congress.

Drug lobbyists and consumer health advocates fill the halls of the state Capitol in September to see how Assembly members vote on a controversial drug price transparency bill.

California Bill Would Compel Drugmakers To Justify Price Hikes

A bill passed by the California Legislature requires drugmakers to give 60 days' notice before raising a drug's price by 16 percent or more over two years, and to justify the price increase.

Police and protesters face off on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C., during President Trump's inauguration. More than 200 people were arrested and charged with rioting. Jury selection began Wednesday, and opening statements in the first trials are set to begin next week.

First Trials Begin For Those Charged Over Inauguration Day Rioting

The Justice Department is prosecuting nearly 200 cases of felony rioting, and the defendants could face decades of jail time if convicted. Jury selection for six defendants started today.

This particular Mosul orphanage holds 18 children under the age of 6, some of them the abandoned children of Yazidi women kidnapped by Islamic State fighters.

Kidnapped, Abandoned Children Turn Up At Mosul Orphanage As ISIS Battle Ends

An orphanage in the Iraqi city of Mosul is caring for confused and unidentified children left in the wake of ISIS.

Cyntoia Brown is pictured in a still from the 2011 documentary Me Facing Life: The Cyntoia Brown Story. Her case is renewing questions about how child sex trafficking victims are treated by the justice system.

Cyntoia Brown Case Highlights How Child Sex Trafficking Victims Are Prosecuted

Cyntoia Brown received a life sentence for killing a man who hired her for sex when she was 16. Her case is renewing efforts to change how the system treats child sex trafficking victims.

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