Law Reform Commission, Children and the Law: Medical Treatment (LRC 103-2011).
Recorded on July 2016
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
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.