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Adolescent Access to Abortion Care in Canada: Age, Capacity and Parental Consent.

For adolescents seeking abortion care in Canada, clear information about age and parental consent requirements is not always available. This article details the state of age of consent law and policy across Canada, focusing on access to abortion care. It identifies three key concerns, namely, challe...

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Published in:Healthcare Policy Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 15 - 23
Main Authors: CATTAPAN, ALANA, HAMMOND, KATHLEEN, MCGRATH, ELEANOR
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Longwoods Publishing May2025
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        affil: Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
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          Abortion, Induced Legislation and Jurisprudence
          Health Services Accessibility Legislation and Jurisprudence
          Competence (Legal)
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          Canada
          Adolescence
          Adolescent Health Services
          Health Policy
          Decision Making
          Parental Notification
          Parental Role
          Reproductive Rights
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          Adolescent: 13-18 years
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        For adolescents seeking abortion care in Canada, clear information about age and parental consent requirements is not always available. This article details the state of age of consent law and policy across Canada, focusing on access to abortion care. It identifies three key concerns, namely, challenges with unclear or contradictory information, obstacles presented by having additional requirements for minors' consent and difficulties posed by restrictions that require parents and/or guardians to be involved in decision making. The article concludes with recommendations to reduce these barriers to care.
        Les adolescentes qui veulent obtenir des services d'avortement au Canada n'ont pas toujours accès à des renseignements clairs sur l'âge et les exigences en matière de consentement parental. Cet article décrit en détail l'état des lois et des politiques sur l'âge du consentement à travers le Canada, en mettant l'accent sur l'accès aux services d'avortement. On y relève trois préoccupations principales, à savoir les défis liés à des renseignements ambigus ou contradictoires, les obstacles que représente l'imposition d'exigences supplémentaires en matière de consentement pour les mineures et les difficultés posées par l'obligation que les parents ou les tuteurs participent à la prise de décision. L'article se termine par des recommandations qui visent à réduire ces obstacles.
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