Although asked directly to explain why joint parental consent was not required for the cervical cancer vaccine, in view of the Health Service Executive guidelines on obtaining consent for non-emergency treatment and services for young persons under 18 years (http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/Publications/services/Childre...) Minister Reilly did not give a reason but simply stated that "In line with custom and practice in previous immunisation campaigns consent is only required from one parent" referring to various documents that pre-date these guidelines.
However, the custom and practice is actually illegal as guardians act jointly in accordance with http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1964/en/act/pub/0007/sec0006..... This legislation is ignored by the HSE despite the above mentioned guidelines.
Cathal Garvey
Posted on 11 Jun 2011 10:09 pm
Although asked directly to explain why joint parental consent was not required for the cervical cancer vaccine, in view of the Health Service Executive guidelines on obtaining consent for non-emergency treatment and services for young persons under 18 years (http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/Publications/services/Childre...) Minister Reilly did not give a reason but simply stated that "In line with custom and practice in previous immunisation campaigns consent is only required from one parent" referring to various documents that pre-date these guidelines.
However, the custom and practice is actually illegal as guardians act jointly in accordance with http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1964/en/act/pub/0007/sec0006..... This legislation is ignored by the HSE despite the above mentioned guidelines.