Not really. Youth rights is just as important in itself as getting rid of religion - and while religion and other harmful worldviews still exists, children shouldn’t be affected by them just as adults shouldn’t be - parenting has the ability to be a theocracy, which is against freedom of religion, bodily autonomy, and women’s rights, if you view children and adolescents as people.
There’s a difference between allowing a child to choose which permanent change they want to happen to them out of two options, or delaying the choice, rather than making a permanent choice that can be made mater at no detriment.
I had religious parents. And religion is a worldview that can distort good intentions and intelligence into doing harm, because it’s not true.
Then it sounds like your original take is merely a bandaid for a much larger problem.
Not really. Youth rights is just as important in itself as getting rid of religion - and while religion and other harmful worldviews still exists, children shouldn’t be affected by them just as adults shouldn’t be - parenting has the ability to be a theocracy, which is against freedom of religion, bodily autonomy, and women’s rights, if you view children and adolescents as people.
So if a 4 year old wants to get a face tattoo of a zebra we should let them?
There’s a difference between allowing a child to choose which permanent change they want to happen to them out of two options, or delaying the choice, rather than making a permanent choice that can be made mater at no detriment.