Teenage surgery without parent's consent

[Whateverist]

Maybe some facts might not go amiss here. For example, by minor you mean someone who is a few months off 18. The daughter is 17 years old, living her own life and is financially independent. The mother is just being a vindictive cunt in trying to ruin the daughter's life even though she has no contact with her at all. Nor does the mother even want to make any contact with her daughter.

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/m...nt-n685266

states that "mother has made it known to him that she no longer wishes to have any contact with him," "knows where he is and has made no attempts to bring him home," and "has taken no actions to report him as a runaway or taken legal action to keep him in her home."

Minnesota does not have a legal process for the emancipation of minors. But the law makes it clear that minors who aren't living at home are essentially considered adults when it comes to medical care: "Any minor who is living separate and apart from parents ... and who is managing personal financial affairs, regardless of the source or extent of the minor's income, may give effective consent to personal medical, dental, mental and other health services, and the consent of no other person is required."

At what point do you stop being a minor? Surely if you are financially independent and functioning as an adult, you are not a minor.

You have the right to be an engaged and responsible parent.  Should you wave that right you have no claim to go on being a vindictive cunt.  Judgement against the mother/parents in this case at least.

This case shows that every case may need to be considered separately.