Gillick competence
nounEtymology
Based on the decision in 1985 of the House of Lords in Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority.
Definitions
The capacity of a child to consent to medical treatment without parental permission or…
The capacity of a child to consent to medical treatment without parental permission or knowledge.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for Gillick competence. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA