Health Care (Teen Rights and Freedoms)

Our teen years are about gaining independence from our parents, and this includes the point at which we learn to care for ourselves, and seek healthcare when we need it. This volume helps readers understand the real and perceived teen rights related to health care, such as the level at which minors should be involved in their own health-care decisions, abortion rights, and the role religion plays in health care. One compelling essay is a parent's explanation of why she denied medical treatment for her teen. Minors' rights regarding health care have expanded in past decades / Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law The right to privacy protects a minor's right to access contraceptives : the Supreme Court's decision / William J. Brennan Jr Parental consent for a minor's abortion cannot be absolute : the Supreme Court's decision / Lewis F. Powell Jr Parental involvement laws for abortion protect minors and parents / Mary E. Harned A hotline director explains why she helps minors obtain abortions : personal narrative / Tina Hester Commitment of minors for psychiatric care does not violate due process : the Supreme Court's decision / Warren E. Burger Mature minors have the right to consent to or refuse medical care : the Illinois Supreme Court's decision / Howard C. Ryan Religious freedom does not permit parents to deny children life-saving treatment : the Wisconsin State Supreme Court's decision / Shirley S. Abrahamson Religious freedom protects parents' health care decisions for children / A. M. Rogers Religious freedom does not allow a parent to refuse medical treatment for a child / R. Albert Mohler Jr A parent recounts her decision to refuse medical treatment for religious reasons : personal narrative / Rita Swan Medicine, minors, and parents : diminishing parental rights in medicine / Mary Summa. Examines a broad range of perceived or actual legal rights and freedoms that impact the lives of young American teens. This volume provides an overview of how the rights of minors to make their own medical decisions have evolved in the past sixty years