Parental consent laws (also known as parental involvement laws)[1] in some countries require that one or more parents consent to or be notified before their minor child[2] can legally engage in certain activities.
Parental consent may refer to:
- A parent's right to give consent, or be informed, before their minor child undergoes medical treatment.[3] See informed consent for such legislation in general, or minors and abortion[4] for legislation relating specifically to abortion.[5]
- Some jurisdictions stop short of requiring parental consent for abortion but require parental notification.[6]
- A parent's right to give consent before their minor child undergoes body modification such as piercing or tattooing.[7]
- A parent's right to consent to their minor child marrying before they reach marriageable age.
- A parent's right to be involved in their minor child's education, including the right to approve or disapprove of certain curricula, or to consent to extracurricular activities and field trips.[8]
- ^ "Parental Consent Laws". www.positive.org. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "What are the Legal Rights of Children? - FindLaw". Findlaw. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Create Your Free Child Medical Consent". LawDepot. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Laws Restricting Teenagers' Access to Abortion". American Civil Liberties Union. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ Kendall, Brent (2018-06-04). "Supreme Court Vacates Ruling on Undocumented Minor's Abortion". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Parent Notification". New America. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ WOODS, EMILY (2014-12-15). "New laws restrict underage body modification". The Advocate. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Informed Consent - Academic Field Trips | www.fivecolleges.edu". www.fivecolleges.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.