Parental consent explained

See main article: article. 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parental Consent Laws. www.positive.org. 2018-06-15.
2. News: What are the Legal Rights of Children? - FindLaw. Findlaw. 2018-06-15. en-US.
3. Web site: Create Your Free Child Medical Consent. LawDepot. en. 2018-06-15.
4. News: Laws Restricting Teenagers' Access to Abortion. American Civil Liberties Union. 2018-06-15. en.
5. News: Supreme Court Vacates Ruling on Undocumented Minor's Abortion. Kendall. Brent. 2018-06-04. Wall Street Journal. 2018-06-15. en-US. 0099-9660.
6. Web site: Parent Notification. New America. en. 2018-06-15.
7. News: New laws restrict underage body modification. WOODS. EMILY. 2014-12-15. The Advocate. 2018-06-15. en.
8. Web site: Informed Consent - Academic Field Trips www.fivecolleges.edu. www.fivecolleges.edu. en. 2018-06-15. 2018-06-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615055543/https://www.fivecolleges.edu/riskmgmt/forms/consent. dead.