Law Reform Commission, Children and the Law: Medical Treatment (LRC 103-2011).

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Law Reform Commission, Children and the Law: Medical Treatment (LRC 103-2011).

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Children and the Law

Contributors

Author: Law Reform Commission

Publisher: Law Reform Commission

Date: 2011

Geographic Coverage: Ireland

Type of Resource: Research (Non-Governmental Organisation)

Sector/setting: Health

Vulnerable groups: Children general

Developed with children and young people? No

Type of participation: Other

Availability: Open Access

Keywords: Children, Commission, Healthcare Setting, Law Reform, Medical Treatment, Voice of the Child

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Introduction

This Report forms part of the Commissions Third Programme of Law Reform 2008-20141 and follows the publication in 2009 of a Consultation Paper on Children and the Law: Medical Treatment. The Consultation Paper made provisional recommendations for reform of the law concerning consent to, and refusal of, medical treatment involving persons under the age of 18.