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Just to expand on the previous answer. The law on this was laid down in a case in which a mother went to court to prevent a family doctor from providing her daughter with contraception, and sought a ruling that the daughter could not give consent for medical treatment. The mother argued that, as her daughter was under 16 she could not legally give consent for sex and the doctor would be facilitating a crime by providing contraception. She also argued that no child under the age of majority (18 in the UK) could make their own decisions about medical care.The court ruled that, although the girl was under the age of consent, preventing an unwanted pregnancy was in her interests - this established a general principle that doctors are not automatically breaking the law if they provide contraception to an under-age girl. On the wider issue of consent to medical care, the court ruled that a child could give (or withhold) consent for medical treatment if they fully understood the nature of, and consequences of, that decision. This is known as Gillick competence - Gillick being the name of the family involved. In such cases healthcare staff will carefully document their reasons for judging a child Gillick competent. A parent who disagrees would have to convince a court that the child is not Gillick competent.

Female pain is not taken seriously.I will repeat, FEMALE PAIN IS NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY.The most common reasons for a 12 year old to need the contraceptive pill are to reduce menstruation pain and control heavy periods. I am not particularly concerned whether, if you put said 12 year old next to a woman with the most severe pain and bleeding in Given Country Of Prescription, the 12 year old’s suffering will turn out to be objectively less. From her perspective she is having a terrible time.The contraceptive pill is an effective medication for uterine pain and bleeding reduction. Prescribing it to a competent 12 year old with heavy periods will improve her school performance and reduce her embarrassment as well as improving her quality of life. Yes, evaluate her competence and also her risk of abuse. The very moral panic around prescribing this medication to legal children is precisely the reason doctors need to be able to prescribe it without parental consent— because when a parent is shouting, “NO CHILD OF MINE GETS BIRTH CONTROL!”, any suffering daughter of theirs needs a way round that block.(I am against all instances where parents can refuse suitable medical treatment that improves their child's life simply Because I Say So. Adults can refuse medical treatment for themselves at whim. They should not have the power to make their minor children's lives worse than otherwise. Also note that I live in a country where all medical treatment for children is free and also all contraceptive pills are free no matter the age of the person getting them.)

This is what happens when you don’t wear long pants when playing baseball:(from Victoria University)Baseball players wear long pants even in 40-degree heat.They also have the ability to seek medical treatment if need be.Combat situations frequently involve environments less sanitary than baseball diamonds, less access to medical treatment than is available at a stadium, and a lot more reasons to not to want to be distracted by a scraped knee.I can’t envision a military force consenting to wear anything other than long pants, even when it’s hot.