What is the legal age that you can go to the doctors without parental consent?

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2026-02-22 05:50

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Any age really. The legal age to sign and consent to your treatment is 16, however there is a legal principle known as Gillick Competence that allows consent to be given under 16 if it is the patients' best interest.

I ask my legal brethren to comment further on that matter!

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