Consent by parent for surgery and other procedures on child

38-122. Consent by parent for surgery and other procedures on child. Any parent, including a parent who is a minor, whether married or unmarried, may consent to the performance upon his or her child of a medical, surgical or post mortem procedure by a physician licensed to practice medicine or surgery. The consent of a parent who is a minor shall not be voidable because of such minority, but for such purpose a parent who is a minor shall be deemed to have the same legal capacity to act and shall have the same powers and obligations as has a person of legal age. History: L. 1967, ch. 241, § 1; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Emergency care of minors, see 65-2891. Consent by minor for treatment of venereal disease, see 65-2892. Consent by minor for treatment of drug abuse, misuse or addiction, see 65-2892a. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Abortion Rights of Young Women: The Supreme Court Attacks the Most Vulnerable," Simon Heller, 30 W.L.J. 15, 24 (1990).