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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Common law recognizes that adolescents under the legal age of majority who are sufficiently mature(the mature minor) may have the capacity to consent to health care services with the same independence as adults.  2, record 1, English, - mature%20minor

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A mature minor is one who has the capacity to fully appreciate the nature and consequences of a proposed treatment; and thus, is capable of giving valid consent to such treatment.  3, record 1, English, - mature%20minor

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Les mineurs matures sont des personnes qui, quel que soit leur âge, peuvent comprendre leur état de santé et saisir la nature et les conséquences des possibilités de traitements proposées.  3, record 1, French, - mineur%20mature

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[ ... ] la doctrine de common law du «mineur mûr» veut qu'un mineur puisse légalement consentir à un traitement médical donné ou le refuser s'il peut comprendre et apprécier la nature et les conséquences de l'intervention et de sa décision.  4, record 1, French, - mineur%20mature

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

In Canada, some provinces have codified the mature minor doctrine into law. This provides for an adolescent that has sufficient capacity to appreciate fully the consequences of consenting or not consenting to the various medical options so that they may, in fact, be treated the same as an adult would.  2, record 2, English, - mature%20minor%20doctrine

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Conformément au principe du respect de l'autonomie personnelle, la doctrine de common law du «mineur mûr» veut qu'un mineur puisse légalement consentir à un traitement médical donné ou le refuser s'il peut comprendre et apprécier la nature et les conséquences de l'intervention et de sa décision.  2, record 2, French, - doctrine%20du%20mineur%20mature

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

With respect to more than minimal risk, non-therapeutic interventions, the "mature" minor, subject to proper safeguards of ethical review by a committee and possibly parental permission in some circumstances, ought to be allowed to give "informed" consent.  2, record 3, English, - non%2Dtherapeutic%20intervention

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

[ ... ] on ne déroge pas à la règle générale selon laquelle, dans le contexte d'une intervention non thérapeutique, les parents n'ont pas le pouvoir de consentir à ce que leurs enfants subissent un préjudice.  2, record 3, French, - intervention%20non%20th%C3%A9rapeutique

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

What the law seems to favor now is the "mature minor" rule. Rather than relying on the chronology of age, the law determines in a case-by-case fashion whether a child is capable of understanding the nature and consequences of a treatment decision.  2, record 4, English, - mature%20minor%20rule

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT

There is a recognition that it should be about competency and not about age, and that you do a competency test for every minor as you do for every adult. If you find that someone under the age of majority is capable of understanding the nature and the consequences of the decision, then they should be the decision maker. That is the start of the mature minor rule that is reflected in some provinces through legislation, but not in all provinces.  3, record 4, English, - mature%20minor%20rule

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

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La règle du mineur mature signifie qu'il n'y a pas d'âge précis à partir duquel il faut obtenir l'autorisation des parents. Dans le passé, les tribunaux ont jugé qu'un enfant intelligent qui comprend le traitement proposé peut prendre une décision seul, même si la situation est controversée.  3, record 4, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20du%20mineur%20mature

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Bien que les modalités diffèrent quelque peu d'une province à l'autre, la plupart des lois sont fondées sur la capacité de consentir d'une jeune personne, soit la règle du mineur mature.  4, record 4, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20du%20mineur%20mature

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 5,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The interaction of the mature minor principle and child protection legislation concerning provision of medical care has recently given rise to some difficult and controversial legal decisions.  2, record 5, English, - mature%20minor%20principle

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Certaines provinces stipulent un âge de consentement , tandis que d'autres respectent un processus selon lequel le droit de consentement de l'individu dépend de sa capacité de prendre des décisions plutôt que de son âge. Partout, le principe du «mineur mature» est applicable.  1, record 5, French, - principe%20du%20mineur%20mature

Record 5,  Textual support,  Spanish