Peer-Reviewed Journal Details
Mandatory Fields
Davidson, Hope; Schweppe, Jennifer
2015
Unknown
Medico-Legal Journal of Ireland
Time for Legislative Clarity on Consent to Medical Treatment: Children, Young People and the "Mature Minor"
Published
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Optional Fields
Children; Consent; Gillick competence; Ireland; Medical treatment; Minors; Medical Consent
21
2
65
77
Calls for a single, consolidated Act governing consent to medical treatment for persons under the age of 18 in Ireland. Focuses on three categories of consent: (1) proxy consent for young children; (2) consent for minors aged 16 or 17; and (3) a Gillick-type consent process for sufficiently mature under-16s.
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