By the end of August, 40% of Metro Nashville Public School students had a consent form on file, for instance – 99% of which affirmed consent for basic medical care. Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon, who ...

Iraq has passed a law that would legalise the marriage of children as young as nine. Three divisive laws have now been passed which give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters ...

Japan's parliament on Friday raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, a limit which had remained unchanged for more than a century and was among the world's lowest, amid calls for greater ...

The city and DOJ signed a proposed consent decree last month. The decree lays out hundreds of changes to policies and training that the Louisville Metro Police Department would have to undertake in ...

Express consent means that federally regulated financial institutions must get your permission before providing financial products or services to you. This applies to all products and services such as ...

When can children or adolescents consent, on their own, for vaccination? What should happen if children and their parents disagree about the desirability of a vaccine? When, if ever, should ...