Competence in children has a Scottish twist

doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7547.975

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Mark J Sterrick, medical officer (mark@star886.fsnet.co.uk)

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EDITOR—The article by Wheeler on Gillick provided an interesting comparison of the Gillick and Fraser tests.1 However, the piece gives the impression that it was written to address the law as it is in the United Kingdom: “In Britain people describe the assessment of competence” (first paragraph), and “In UK law a person's 18th birthday draws the line between childhood and adulthood” …