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What Are the Risks?

Carol A. Ford, MD; Abigail English, JD

JAMA. 2002;288:752-753.

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In this issue of THE JOURNAL, Reddy and colleagues¹ describe the potential consequences of limiting confidential health care on adolescent girls' willingness to use family planning services for prescription contraception and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Although the study results do not challenge the value of effective communication between parents and children about sensitive issues, including sexuality, they highlight the risks associated with mandating parental involvement in adolescent health care. Moreover, the research findings will help to inform the debate about privacy and minors' access to health care.

A substantial proportion of sexually active adolescent girls who seek health care for prescription contraceptives or services related to STIs are likely to request that their parents not be informed. Defining the physician's role in this situation can be complex. In deciding whether to offer confidential care, physicians must take into account factors such as the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Author Affiliations: Pediatrics and Medicine, Adolescent Medicine Program, University of North Carolina (Dr Ford); and Center for Adolescent Health & the Law (Ms English), Chapel Hill, NC.

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