title: Abortion under Greek law: parental consent for a minor's abortion.
abstract: As medical abortion becomes more widely used and available in Greece, several issues are emerging and require clarification. Health care providers often face a dilemma when dealing with an adolescent requesting abortion. Parents' consent is mandatory before delivering any kind of treatment to minors. However, as it appears in the case presented here, the circumstances are not always straightforward. A critical review of the Greek legal framework in relation to the current social context is attempted through an interesting case aiming to elicit potential defects of the law that should be addressed by the legislator.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Sciences, University of Crete Medical School, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mavroforou
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giannoukas
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Michalodimitrakis
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000293:Adolescent; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D033282:Parental Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D011902:Rape / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012067:Religion; D012961:Sociology