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The Legal Authority of Mature Minors to Consent to General Medical Treatment

Coleman, Doriane Lambelet, Rosoff, Philip M.·2013·Pediatrics
DOI 10.1542/peds.2012-2470
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Abstract

The nature and scope of mature adolescents’ legal authority to consent to general medical treatment without parental involvement is often misrepresented by commentators. This state of affairs is further complicated by the law itself, which has developed a broad “mature minor exception” to the general requirement of parental consent in abortion cases and which has additionally carved out numerous specific status-based and condition-based exceptions to that requirement. In these circumstances, it is not always a simple matter for physicians and other medical professionals who treat adolescents to ascertain the applicable law. In this article, we discuss the underlying differences between medical ethics and law, which have caused some of the confusion in this area, and we set out the most current legal rules governing adolescent decision-making authority in general medical settings. A comprehensive analysis of both statutory and common law demonstrates that in such settings, parental consent continues to be required by most jurisdictions, even when the minor can be considered cognitively “mature.”

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  1. English, 2010, State Minor Consent Laws: A Summary
  2. Woodhouse, 1998, From property to personhood: a child-centered perspective on parents’ rights., Georgetown J Fighting Poverty., 5, 313
  3. Dobbs, 2000, The Law of Torts (Hornbook Series).

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Authors
Coleman, D. L., & Rosoff, P. M.
Affiliations
  • Duke University (US)
  • Duke Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Coleman, Doriane Lambelet
Venue
Pediatrics
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Published
2013-04-01
Volume
131
Issue
4
Pages
786-793
ISSN
  • 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-4275
DOI
10.1542/peds.2012-2470
OpenAlex
W1964810029
Cited by
148
References
25
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
  • Social Sciences › Law › Medical and Health Sciences Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
Keywords
mature minors, adolescent consent, parental consent, medical ethics and law, statutory law, common law, adolescent autonomy
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Humans, Legislation, Medical, State Government, United States, Government Regulation, Parental Consent, Federal Government, Informed Consent By Minors

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