TOWARDS BALANCING CHILD PROTECTION WITH AUTONOMY ON CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT IN NIGERIA
By Ater Solomon Vendage,Agbo Alexander Francis, Oketoyin Dorcas Adenike Abstract In this study, the complex interplay between parental rights and child autonomy in medical consent for minors in Nigeria is examined. In Nigeria, children’s rights to health and bodily integrity are constitutionally and legally protected under the Constitution and Child Rights Act 2003. While parents […]