Thank you.
Ms. Pate, various witnesses testifying before us on this bill mentioned the difficulty young people may have in consulting their doctor, and the issue of confidentiality. Could you expand a bit on that? I also wondered about this and I wonder whether raising the age of consent would deter young people from going to see their doctor. That is a problem to my mind.
I should add, Mr. Brett and Mr. Dodds, that I am the mother of a 14-year-old. So, I know to what extent young people clam up: they don't talk. That said, it is true we did not consult them. I'm sorry about that. However, I wonder from a medical point of view, what adverse consequences there might be. Could you expand on that a bit?