Child Consent Medical Treatment South Africa

Who May Consent To Children's Medical Treatment? - MacRobert

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In terms of the Act, a parent or guardian of a child under the age of 12 may consent to the child's medical treatment or surgery. The same would apply if the child is over 12 but does not have sufficient maturity to consent to the treatment/surgery. A child over …

Provisions for consent by children to medical treatment and

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The Children's Act states that children may consent to medical treatment of themselves or their children if they are 12 years of age or more and of sufficient maturity and with …

Consent to Medical Treatment in South Africa

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Consent to Medical Treatment in South Africa

Factsheets - Medical Protection

https://www.medicalprotection.org/southafrica/casebook-and-resources/factsheets/factsheets/sa-consent-the-basics

Child consent in South African law: implications for ... - SciELO

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Currently, children cannot consent independently to a medical operation until they are 18. 2 When s129(3) of the Children's Act comes into operation, a child over the age of 12 may …

Autonomy of the child in the South African context: is a 12

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27806700/

Background: A child is a developing person with evolving capacities that include autonomy, mental (decisional) capacity and capacity to assume responsibility. …

South Africa: Safeguarding Children's Rights to Medical Care

https://www.hrw.org/news/2004/07/26/south-africa-safeguarding-childrens-rights-medical-care

In South African common law, parental consent or consent from a legally appointed guardian is required before medical treatment can be administered to a child. …

Children’s legal consenting age to medical treatment

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No minor child (below 18 years of age) may consent to sterilisation. A minor child, aged 12, may undergo an HIV test with just the minor’s consent. This is in …

Child consent in South African law: Implications for researchers ...

http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/3609

We describe legal norms for child consent to health-related interventions in South Africa, and argue that the South African parliament has taken an inconsistent …

CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT CONTRACEPTIVES …

https://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/Pdf/CCPA18-MedicalConsent.pdf

in different countries. In South Africa the age of consent for medical treatment is 12, although the child must be sufficiently mature and a parent or guardian must also agree to surgical …