Tag: consent to treatment
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Central Queensland Hospital v Q: Access to abortion in Queensland and children’s ability to consent to medical treatment
The decision in Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service v Q raises interesting issues in relation to the criminalization of abortion in Queensland and children’s ability to consent to medical treatment. Q was a pregnant 12 year old girl who was referred to medical staff at the Central Queensland Hospital after asking her GP for…
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Children with gender dysphoria and consent to treatment: time for a change in the law?
Gender dysphoria is a condition where a person feels that their biological sex is deeply incongruent with their perceived gender, causing him or her significant distress. Stage 1 of treatment involves the administration of puberty-suppressant hormones. Stage 2 involves the administration of cross-sex hormones that promote the development of physical characteristics of the opposite sex.…
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