Operationalising the notion of sufficient maturity to provide informed consent when minors present for treatment.

Laws in South Africa, such as the Children’s Amendment Act 41 of 2007(Government Gazette, Act 38 of 2005), is developed with good intentions of promoting prevention and intervention on various health-related issues. Laws also dictate, based on developmental and evolving capabilities, chronological a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Du Plessis, Jonelle.
Other Authors: Wassenaar, Douglas Richard.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7917