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2. Mature minor doctrine - Wikipedia

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   Oregon: 15 Minors aged 15 and up have the authority to consent to (but not necessarily refuse) medical treatment. [25] Pennsylvania: 18 Minors aged 18 or who have completed high school can consent to medical treatment. [25] South Carolina: 16 Minors aged 16 and up can consent to any medical treatment other than "operations". [25] Tennessee: 7

3. Child euthanasia - Wikipedia

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   Child euthanasia is a form of euthanasia that is applied to children who are gravely ill or have significant birth defects. In 2005, the Netherlands became the first country since the end of Nazi Germany to decriminalize euthanasia for infants with hopeless prognosis and intractable pain. [ 1 ]

4. Parental consent - Wikipedia

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   A parent's right to give consent, or be informed, before their minor child undergoes medical treatment. [3] See informed consent for such legislation in general, or minors and abortion [4] for legislation relating specifically to abortion. [5] Some jurisdictions stop short of requiring parental consent for abortion but require parental ...

5. Refusal of medical assistance - Wikipedia

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   In these circumstances, the EMS crew may choose to wait for a parent or legal guardian, who has the authority to make medical decisions on behalf of the child. When a parent refuses medical care for their child, this differs from an adult’s refusal of medical assistance because the decision is not made by the patient (the child) but by the ...

6. Subpoena duces tecum - Wikipedia

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   A subpoena duces tecum (pronounced in English / s ə ˈ p iː n ə ˌ dj uː s iː z ˈ t iː k ə m / sə-PEE-nə DEW-seez TEE-kəm), or subpoena for production of evidence, is a court summons ordering the recipient to appear before the court and produce documents or other tangible evidence for use at a hearing or trial.

7. Surrogate decision-maker - Wikipedia

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   Youth withdraw medical treatment from the elderly. Usually the next of kin to the elderly are younger, and know what the best interests of the elderly are and have discussed. Although at times it is difficult to explain the wishes of the patient to the physician or care team when the proxy disagrees with the patient they are representing.