Mature Minor

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Mature Minor

A young person who has not reached adulthood—as defined by the laws of a particular jurisdiction—but whose maturity is such that he/she can interact on an adult level for certain purposes—e.g., consenting to medical care

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No references found			17) The mature minor rule is largely a judicial, rather than a statutory, doctrine "that extends the common law principle of self-determination to minors"; (18) however, some states have enacted mature minor legislation in response to such court decisions. Confidentiality and consent: why promising parental nondisclosure to ... by Kels, Charles G. / Army Lawyer The ability of a mature minor to give consent to medical treatment is affected by a patchwork of different legislation across Canada. Minors and health care: A.C. v. Manitoba by Robertson, Elizabeth C. / LawNow The AAP also notes that physicians should seek informed consent directly from patients in cases involving emancipated or mature minors with adequate decision-making capacity, or when otherwise permitted by law. Parental consent barrier to teen vaccination by Wendling, Patrice / Internal Medicine News			matrix point matrix retainer matrix size matrix unguis matroclinous inheritance MATSA Matson elevator matt surface matter Matteuccia struthiopteris Matthew Effect Mattis Dementia Rating Scale mattress suture mattress suture pattern Matulane maturate maturation maturation arrest maturation division maturational crisis mature mature bacteriophage mature cataract mature cell leukemia mature equivalency (ME) Mature Minor mature-onset diabetes maturity maturity onset diabetes mellitus of the young maturity-onset diabetes matutinal Maungy Maurer's dot Mauriac's syndrome Mauriceau's maneuver Mauthner's sheath Maveral maverick Maverick Theorist Mavik maw worm max Max Joseph spaces Max-Planck Institutes Maxair Maxalt Maxam-Gilbert method Maxamine Maxaquin maxide maxilla			Mature B-Cell Disorders mature bacteriophage mature cataract mature cataract mature cataract mature cataract mature cell leukemia Mature Companies Mature Company mature consideration Mature Economies Mature economy mature equivalency (ME) Mature Equivalent Mature Equivalent of Fat Mature Equivalent of Milk Mature Equivalent of Protein Mature Fine Tailings Mature Forest Retention Area Mature Gamers Club Mature Gamers Unite! Mature Gaming Association Mature Harappan Mature Industries Mature Industry mature infant mature infant mature infant mature infant Mature Market Resource Center Mature Minor Mature Neighbourhood Action Group Mature Operator's Driver Improvement Program Mature Ovarian Teratoma Containing Malignant Elements Mature ovum Mature ovum Mature ovum mature person Mature Phase Mature Phases Mature Professionals Network mature reflection mature responsibility mature secretory granule mature soil Mature student Mature students Mature Students and Post-Graduates Association Mature T-Cell Proliferation 1 mature tree Mature Watermelon Vine Decline Mature White Female mature-onset diabetes mature-onset diabetes MatureAsskickers matured matured matured matured matured Matured Non-Interest Bearing Debt

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