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The evolving law of adolescent health care
Naacog'S Clinical Issues in Perinatal and Women'S Health Nursing
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
This article provides an outline of the legal principles applicable to the health care of adolescents. Over the past 20 years, states have expanded the ability of minors to seek medical treatment without parental consent. Minor treatment statutes, the mature minor rule, and specific types of health care (including contraception and abortion) are discussed. Recent trends permitting some older adolescents to refuse serious treatment are analyzed.