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Ross examines North Carolina's law regarding the definition of minors and the consent requirements for medical treatment of minors.
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North Carolina requires parental consent before health care providers may render most types of medical care to minors, but courts and legislatures have begun to create exceptions to the rule. Proponents argue the laws are necessary to protect the health of the minor who would not seek medical care if parental consent were required. Opponents argue that the state is insinuating their way into the parent-child relationship and threatening family integrity.
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Recent Supreme Court decisions have radically altered North Carolina’s laws concerning a minor’s consent to treatment. Minors have the right to consent to abortions during the first three months of pregnancy, the right to obtain pregnancy tests, and may receive family planning services without their parents’ permission.