Competence and authority: adolescent treatment refusals for physical and mental health conditions (2012)
Journal Article
Cave, E. (2013). Competence and authority: adolescent treatment refusals for physical and mental health conditions. Contemporary Social Science, 8(2), 92-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2012.751502

This article explores the relationship between competence and authority in relation to medical treatment refusals. Comparing provisions directed at adults and young people, the author explores the options before the court if a test case (called for b... Read More about Competence and authority: adolescent treatment refusals for physical and mental health conditions.

Minors' Capacity to Refuse Treatment: A Reply to Gilmore and Herring (2012)
Journal Article
Cave, E., & Wallbank, J. (2012). Minors' Capacity to Refuse Treatment: A Reply to Gilmore and Herring. Medical Law Review, 20(3), 423-449. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fws003

Re R and Re W allow a parent to consent to treatment a competent minor refuses, but the cases have not been tested post-Human Rights Act 1998. Gilmore and Herring offer a means by which they might be distinguished or sidelined. They interpret Gillick... Read More about Minors' Capacity to Refuse Treatment: A Reply to Gilmore and Herring.