Some commentators are saying the #KeiraBell judgment undermines Gillick. They're wrong. See this blog by @TybilAlper womansplaceuk.org/2020/11/29/wom… #IStandWithKeiraBell
“Some commentary on the case has argued that a win for Bell presents a risk to Gillick competence, which governs circumstances in which children have capacity to consent to medical treatment & to Fraser guidelines, which set out criteria for contraceptive advice & prescribing.”
“The argument before the court, however, is much narrower. It concerns whether informed consent can ever be gained given the specific nature of the treatment:
“...experimental and likely irreversibly affecting far distant adult life choices, including sexuality and fertility, which are not truly imaginable by pubescent children and adolescents.” #KeiraBell #IStandWithKeiraBell
Here is our position on Gillick competence & Fraser guidelines womansplaceuk.org/2020/10/11/wpu… #IStandWithKeiraBell #KeiraBell
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