Resulting Law
As a result of Cherrix case the Virginia legislature enacted "Abraham's Law", which amended ยง 63.2-100 of the Code of Virginia to permit parents to refuse medical treatment or to choose alternative treatments for children aged 14 to 17 with a life-threatening medical condition, if the teenager seems to be mature, both the parents and the child have considered the treatment options available to them, and all agree that their choice is in the child's best interest.
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