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  2. Gillick competence - Wikipedia

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    Gillick competence is a term originating in England and ... For example, parental consent is ... The Axon case set out a list of criteria that a doctor must meet when ...

  3. Mature minor doctrine - Wikipedia

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    The mature minor doctrine is a rule of law found in the United States and Canada accepting that an unemancipated minor patient may possess the maturity to choose or reject a particular health care treatment, sometimes without the knowledge or agreement of parents, and should be permitted to do so. [1]

  4. List of medical ethics cases - Wikipedia

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    Gillick competence: England 1985 The right of minors to request contraception from their doctor without parental consent. Person wishes for assisted suicide.

  5. Bell v Tavistock - Wikipedia

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    The case was related to Gillick competence, the legal principle governing under what circumstances under-16s can consent to medical treatment in their own right. By contrast, people aged 16 or older were presumed to have the ability to consent to medical treatment ( Gillick did not apply).

  6. Victoria Gillick - Wikipedia

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    Victoria D. M. Gillick (née Gudgeon; born 1946, in Hendon) is a British activist and campaigner best known for the eponymous 1985 UK House of Lords ruling [1] that considered whether contraception could be prescribed to under-16s without parental consent or knowledge.

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    The bedroom window that requires a blackout curtain, for example. The HVAC unit that requires regular air filter changes. The potted plants that you might want to put on your back patio. It costs ...

  8. "Marion", a pseudonym for the 14-year-old girl at the centre of this case, suffered from intellectual disabilities, severe deafness, epilepsy and other disorders. Her parents, a married couple from the Northern Territory sought an order from the Family Court of Australia authorising them to have Marion undergo a hysterectomy and an oophrectomy (removal of ovaries).

  9. The five biggest questions for the committee in this College ...

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    A static top four in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings will be followed by a series of key decisions involving one-, two- and three-loss teams.. Maybe the biggest debate will be ...