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2. Mature minor doctrine - Wikipedia

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   Minors aged 15 and up have the authority to consent to (but not necessarily refuse) medical treatment. [25] Pennsylvania: 18 Minors aged 18 or who have completed high school can consent to medical treatment. [25] South Carolina: 16 Minors aged 16 and up can consent to any medical treatment other than "operations". [25] Tennessee: 7

3. Surrogate decision-maker - Wikipedia

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   The family may terminate medical treatment for financial reasons. It is difficult for a family member to see another family member suffer from illness or in pain, which is often why family members refrain from life support or a feeding tube. 7. Removal of life-sustaining treatment is a step toward euthanasia.

4. Emancipation of minors - Wikipedia

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   [12] [13] [14] Depending on state laws, minors may be able to obtain medical treatment, marry, or exercise other rights (such as driving, voting, etc.) before reaching the age of majority, without parental consent. In special circumstances, minors can be freed from control by their guardians (i.e. emancipated) before they reach the age of majority.

5. Legal guardian - Wikipedia

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   An adult guardian is responsible for personal and estate matters, as well as for medical treatment. However, the ward has normally full capacity with all human rights such as those to marry, vote or make a will. The ward's legal capacity can be lost as a result of a court judgment or order (section 1903, German Civ. C.; Einwilligungsvorbehalt).

6. Oklahoma bill would make medical care requiring prior ... - AOL

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   The bill defines prior authorization as “the process by which utilization review entities determine the medical necessity and medical appropriateness of otherwise covered health care services ...

7. List of Supreme Court cases involving Jehovah's Witnesses

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   The Supreme Court of Canada has made several important decisions concerning Jehovah's Witnesses.These include laws that affected the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses in the 1950s and more recent cases dealing with whether Witness parents had the right to decide what medical treatment was in the best interest of their children based on their faith.