Minors' Right to Consent to Health Care and to Make Other Important Decisions
State
General medical health services
Abortion services
Drop out of school1
Marriage
Medical care for child
Placing child for adoption
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Alabama
MC5
PC
MD6
PC
MC
MC
Alaska
MC7
NL8
MD6
PC
MC
NL9
Arizona
NL
NL8
MD6
PC
NL
MC
Arkansas
MC12
PN13
NA14
PC
MC11
MC15
California
NL
NL8
NA14
PC
NL
MC
Colorado
NL
NL8
MD6
MD6
MC11
MC
Connecticut
NL
MC
PC
PC
MC
MC15
Delaware
MC7
PN20,21
MD6
MD22
MC11
MC
Dist.Columbia
NL
MC
NA14
PC
MC
MC
Florida
NL
NL8
PC
MD22
MC11
NL9
Georgia
NL
PN
MD6
MD22
MC11
MC
Hawaii
NL
NL
MD26
MD19,27
NL
MC
Idaho
MC28
PN13,29
MD6
PC
MC11
MC
Illinois
MC7,11
NL8
MD30
PC
MC11
MC
Indiana
NL
PC
PC
MD22
NL
MC
Iowa
NL
PN21
MD32
PC
NL
NL9
Kansas
MC11,33
PN
MD32
PC
MC11
MC
Kentucky
MC4,7
PC
PN6
MD22
MC11
MC15
Louisiana
MC4,11
PC
MD34
PC
MC11
PC35
Maine
NL
MC
MD34
PC
NL
NL9
Maryland
MC4,7
PN21
MD6
MD22
MC
MC15
Massachusetts
MC7
PC
MD26
PC
MC
NL9
Michigan
NL
PC
MD
PC
MC
PC
Minnesota
MC4,7
PN13
PC
PC
MC
PC
Mississippi
PC
PC13
MD34
PN38
MC11
MC
Missouri
MC7,11
PC
PN26
PC
MC11
MC
Montana
MC4,7,11
NL8
MD39
PC
MC11
MC15
Nebraska
NL
PN
MD26
MD34
NL
NL9
Nevada
MC7,12,18
NL8
MD40
PC
MC
MC
New Hampshire
MC12
NL
PC
PC
NL
MC41
New Jersey
MC7
NL8
MD6
PC
MC11
MC
New Mexico
NL
NL8
PC
PC
NL
MC
New York
MC7
NL
MD6
PC
MC
MC
North Carolina
NL43
PC21
MD6
PC
NL
NL9
North Dakota
NL
PC13
MD6,26
PC
NL
MC
Ohio
NL
PN21,29
NA14
PC
NL
MC
Oklahoma
MC4,7
NL
PC
MD22
MC
MC6
Oregon
MC4,11,19
NL
MD46
PC
NL
NL9
Pennsylvania
MC5
PC
MD34
PC
MC
PN
Rhode Island
NL
PC
MD6
PC
MC
PC
South Carolina
MC6,47
PC21,48
MD49
PC
MC
MC
South Dakota
NL33
PN
MD6
PC
NL
NL9
Tennessee
NL
PC
MD34
PC
NL
MC
Texas
NL
PN
NA14
MD51
NL
NL9
Utah
PC
PN52
NA14
PC
MC
MC
Vermont
NL
NL
MD53
PC
NL
MC
Virginia
NL33
PN21
NA14
PC
MC11
MC
Washington
NL
NL
MD6
PC
NL
MC15
West Virginia
NL
PN21
MD30
PC
NL
MC
Wisconsin
NL
PC21
NA14
PC
NL
NL9
Wyoming
NL
PC
MD55
PC
NL
MC
Total MC/MD
22
3
34
11
30
35
Total PC/PN
2
31
9
40
0
5
Total NL/NA
27
17
8
0
21
11