Children and Consent to Health Care
In BC, a child under age 19 may consent to their own health care, if the child is “capable”. Learn what this means and other issues of health care consent.
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- People's Law School
- produced in
- 2018
- last reviewed
- June 2018 i Last date reviewed by a qualified expert to ensure content up-to-date. See "Tips" in Clicklaw content criteria (bottom of pageside menu) for details.
- resource type
- basics
- tags
- medical treatment, consent to medical care, children's rights, rights of teens, medical emergency, doctors & health care providers, Dial-A-Law
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