[In this connection, the Special Rapporteur recommends that Governments:] Remove all legal barriers to health facilities, goods and services, such as consent laws that unduly infringe upon the rights of adolescents to be heard and to be taken seriously and, ultimately, upon their right to make autonomous decisions;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Health
Person(s) affected
Adolescents
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Health, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/32, para. 111b.