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Lowering the Age of Consent for Vaccination to Promote Pediatric Vaccination: It’s Worth a Shot
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 May 2024
Abstract
This paper challenges historically preconceived notions surrounding a minor’s ability to make medical decisions, arguing that federal health law should be reformed to allow minors with capacity as young as age 12 to consent to their own Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC)-approved COVID-19 vaccinations. This proposal aligns with and expands upon current exceptions to limitations on adolescent decision-making. This analysis reviews the historic and current anti-vaccination sentiment, examines legal precedence and rationale, outlines supporting ethical arguments regarding adolescent decision-making, and offers rebuttals to anticipated ethical counterarguments.
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- © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics