ABSTRACT
As it is in medicine, so it is in law: the rules for when one can give legally valid consent to medical treatment differ for minors and adults. This paper analyses Singapore’s first judgment concerning medical decision-making by and on behalf of mature minors: a Family Court decision on Gillick competence in the context of COVID-19 vaccination. This paper also discusses its implications for medical practice and critiques the age of majority in Singapore.
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Chua, Hillary, Competence, Capacity and Consent to Medical Treatment — VYG v VYH (March 1, 2024), Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, March 2024, pp 159-169.
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