Authenticity and Identity in Adolescent Decision‐Making.
While much criticism has surrounded the seemingly incoherent law governing decision‐making for adolescents, relatively little work has sought to address the question of whether and when adolescents will be acting autonomously in decisions to refuse treatment, particularly in cases where their choice...
| Publicado en: | Modern Law Review Vol. 87; no. 2; pp. 245 - 280 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Mar2024
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