A 16-year-old woman who is married and expecting her first child is still living with her parents and is covered by her parents' health insurance. She is scheduled for a cesarean section
When obtaining informed consent for the cesarean section, who is legally responsible for signing the operative permit?
A) Her parents
B) Her husband
C) The patient
D) The obstetrician
Ans: C
Feedback: An emancipated minor (married or independently earning his or her own living) may sign his or her own consent form. In this case, she is the only person who can provide consent unless she were neurologically incapacitated or incompetent. If she were incapacitated or incompetent, then her husband would provide consent.
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