Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
S Afr Med J. 2018 Nov 26;108(12):1030-1031. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i12.13492.
Guidelines are provided for doctors where a parent or guardian tries to override an otherwise legally competent child's consent to a surgical operation by refusing to provide the assistance required by the Children's Act. Consideration is given to whether an otherwise legally competent child is competent to consent to a surgical operation when this can be overridden by their parent or guardian, and the legal position regarding informed consent by a child to the surgical termination of her pregnancy.
为了应对父母或监护人拒绝按照《儿童法案》的要求提供协助，从而推翻原本合法有效的未成年子女手术同意权的情况，医生们收到了相关指导意见。本文探讨了在父母或监护人可以推翻未成年子女手术同意权的情况下，原本合法有效的未成年子女是否有能力同意手术，以及未成年子女对妊娠终止手术的知情同意的法律地位。
