like if you wanted to make a private apointment if you have a problem
2006-12-17 08:17:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
if your teenager some doctors have a teenage clinic, but 16 normally!
2006-12-17 08:19:37 · answer #1 · answered by untanuta 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just make an oppointment and see what happens. If you don't want your parents to know give a fake name. Tell them your parents work and can't be with you. If you have the money to pay for the apointment it should work.
2006-12-17 08:21:52 · answer #2 · answered by crusinthru 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In the UK you are a child until age 14 - when you legally become a "young person" and are permitted to make some decisions for yourself.
Ethically - If you ask your GP NOT to, I believe they are bound by the Hippocratic oath not to discuss your case with anyone else.
2006-12-17 08:38:36 · answer #3 · answered by franja 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think its 14 in the uk. With regards to the law, if you need any treatment without your parents knowledge, the doctor will have to say that you are competent to make that decision. In law I think its known as being "Gillick competent" after a court case taken by Mrs Gillick, who tried to stop her Gp from giving the contraceptive pill to girls under 16 without their parents knowledge. She lost the case.
2006-12-17 09:49:30 · answer #4 · answered by Siany babe 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For most things the legal age is 18. BUT I think and this is only think that if there were something being discussed like pregnancy or abortion that there is some guideline that will allow the doctor to at least see you without your parents.
2006-12-17 08:29:59 · answer #5 · answered by GRUMPY 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Let's leave age out of this! If this is a problem you expect your parents to pay for or have their medical insurance policy to pay for = you should talk to your parents first!! I don't care how 'private' it is!
Besides...don't you think there are plenty of ways for a parent to learn of serious 'private' medical matters involving their children? If you think not, you need to think again. :))
2006-12-17 08:32:44 · answer #6 · answered by Chuck S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah i'm sure it's 14
2006-12-20 11:25:21 · answer #7 · answered by bubbles1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be 16 years old.!!!
2006-12-17 08:25:39 · answer #8 · answered by JAM123 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think it varies by state, but in NEW YORK, you have to be 18 and up.
2006-12-17 08:25:24 · answer #9 · answered by motahar_basam 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you're from the US., it's a personal or family decision. I don't know how other countries handle it.
2006-12-17 08:20:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋