Parental consent

Short description: Law requiring the consent of a parent before their child engages in a certain activity

Parental consent laws (also known as parental involvement laws)[1] in some countries require that one or more parents consent to or be notified before their minor child[2] can legally engage in certain activities.

Parental consent may refer to:

* A parent's right to give consent, or be informed, before their minor child undergoes medical treatment.[3] See informed consent for such legislation in general, or minors and abortion[4] for legislation relating specifically to abortion.[5]

* Some jurisdictions stop short of requiring parental consent for abortion but require parental notification.[6]

* The parental rights movement, which seeks to require parents to either be notified or give consent if their minor child wishes to go by a different name or different gender pronouns at school.
* A parent's right to give consent before their minor child undergoes body modification such as piercing or tattooing.[7]
* A parent's right to consent to their minor child marrying before they reach marriageable age.
* A parent's right to be involved in their minor child's education, including the right to approve or disapprove of certain curricula, or to consent to extracurricular activities and field trips.[8]

## References

1. ↑ "Parental Consent Laws". http://www.positive.org/Resources/consent.html.
2. ↑ "What are the Legal Rights of Children? - FindLaw" (in en-US). Findlaw. https://family.findlaw.com/emancipation-of-minors/what-are-the-legal-rights-of-children.html.
3. ↑ "Create Your Free Child Medical Consent" (in en). https://www.lawdepot.com/contracts/medical-consent-form/?loc=US#.WyM3C9IzaM8.
4. ↑ "Laws Restricting Teenagers' Access to Abortion" (in en). American Civil Liberties Union. https://www.aclu.org/other/laws-restricting-teenagers-access-abortion.
5. ↑ Kendall, Brent (2018-06-04). "Supreme Court Vacates Ruling on Undocumented Minor's Abortion" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-vacates-ruling-on-undocumented-minors-abortions-1528144325.
6. ↑ "Parent Notification" (in en). https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/policy-explainers/early-ed-prek-12/federal-education-legislation/essa/nclb/parent-notification/.
7. ↑ WOODS, EMILY (2014-12-15). "New laws restrict underage body modification" (in en). The Advocate. https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/2764632/new-laws-restrict-underage-body-modification/.
8. ↑ "Informed Consent - Academic Field Trips | www.fivecolleges.edu" (in en). https://www.fivecolleges.edu/riskmgmt/forms/consent.

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