Both Houses of the Pennsylvania Legislature should be applauded for unanimously approving HB 360 and Governor Wolf for quickly signing the Bill into law. As immigration from these areas continues into Pennsylvania, it has become an issue here as well.
While the tradition of child marriage has diminished significantly in western cultures, it still remains in certain Asian and African cultures. There are also immigration issues when an arranged marriage between a young girl, who is an American citizen, is used to gain resident alien status for a foreign national seeking entry into the United States. Girls who enter into marriages at young ages suffer disproportionately higher incidences of early pregnancy, social isolation and mental health issues, interruption of educational and employment opportunities and physical and psychological abuse. Another law states that the legal age to vote is 18. There is no legal minimum age for marriage in Pennsylvania. Minors who are 16 or 17 may marry with parental consent. One law states that the legal age to marry without parental consent is 18. In Pennsylvania, the legal marriage age with parental consent is 16 years old, and without parental consent, it is 18 years old. Without the new age minimum, children, usually girls, could be forced into arranged marriages with adult men with almost no legal recourse.Ĭhild marriage is seen as a global problem and a violation of human rights rooted in gender inequality. Pennsylvania has several laws that deal with the legal age. The passage of the new law is seen as a victory for the protection of children in Pennsylvania. Previously, therefore, Pennsylvania had no age minimum for marriage. Like many other states, under prior Pennsylvania law, a child between 16 and 18 could marry with parental consent, and a child under 16 could marry with court approval. Pennsylvania’s age of consent is 16, meaning that 16-year-olds can legally consent to sexual activity with someone who is 18 or older. In so doing, Pennsylvania joins just two other states, Delaware and New Jersey, in adopting a hard limit of 18 years of age by hard limit, I mean no exceptions. This is the legal body that oversees the operation of the Mental Capacity Act.On May 8, 2020, Governor Wolf signed into law HB 360, which sets Pennsylvania’s minimum age for marriage at 18. If a young person refuses treatment, which may lead to their death or a severe permanent injury, their decision can be overruled by the Court of Protection. In an emergency, where treatment is vital and waiting for parental consent would place the child at risk, treatment can proceed without consent. This is comparable to criminal charges in an. If agreement about a particular treatment or what's in the child's best interests cannot be reached, the courts can make a decision. a crime committed by a juvenile ages 10-17 which gives the juvenile court jurisdiction over the alleged act. In cases where 1 parent disagrees with the treatment, doctors are often unwilling to go against their wishes and will try to gain agreement. If a parent refuses to give consent to a particular treatment, this decision can be overruled by the courts if treatment is thought to be in the best interests of the child.īy law, healthcare professionals only need 1 person with parental responsibility to give consent for them to provide treatment. a local authority or person with an emergency protection order for the childĪ person with parental responsibility must have the capacity to give consent.a local authority designated to care for the child.a person with a residence order concerning the child.
Otherwise, someone with parental responsibility can consent for them. This is known as being Gillick competent.
Like adults, young people (aged 16 or 17) are presumed to have sufficient capacity to decide on their own medical treatment, unless there's significant evidence to suggest otherwise.Ĭhildren under the age of 16 can consent to their own treatment if they're believed to have enough intelligence, competence and understanding to fully appreciate what's involved in their treatment. This can only be overruled in exceptional circumstances. People aged 16 or over are entitled to consent to their own treatment.
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