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PLIEGO PILO, Gema del; DIAZ JIMENEZ, Esther; ALARCON DIANA, Mª Paz  e  MARTINEZ SERRANO, Paloma. Individual Choice in Reproductive Health for Mature Under-Age Adolescents. Index Enferm [online]. 2006, vol.15, n.54, pp.39-43. ISSN 1699-5988.

Adolescents are starting sexual relationships ealier and earlier in today's society. This stirs up some controversial issues in the Health Care System. Although the adolescents' reproductive health needs are being taken care of, there is no legal framework which both advises professionals on the correct conduct to follow and protects adolescents. This article analyses the present legal and ethical aspects of mature under-age adolescents' learning process.