(6) The Minister responsible for health shall ensure that measures put in place, in accordance with this section, to allow a child wife or child mother the right to determine the best medical procedure for herself, and where consent for such medical procedure is required, to give such consent on her own without the requirement of seeking another person’s consent. (7) A service provider shall (a) respect the sexual and reproductive health rights of every child; (b) respect the dignity, privacy and integrity of every child accessing sexual and reproductive health services; (c) if the child is capable of fully understanding the nature and possible consequences of the treatment, provide family planning services to a child requesting sexual and reproductive health services, irrespective of marital status or whether or not that child is accompanied by a spouse or partner; (d) impart the information or counseling necessary for a child to make a decision on whether or not to undergo testing or medical procedures or to accept any service relating to the child’s sexual and reproductive health; (e) record the manner in which the information imparted to the child seeking reproductive health services was given or counseling undertaken and whether or not it was understood by the child; and (f) obtain the written consent of the child being offered sexual and reproductive health services or family planning services before performing any test or medical procedure or offering any service. Page 43 of 78