Certainly. In the absence of a response from Carter, the position of our college, and of most colleges, was that standards that most loyally adopted that which was expressed in Carter should be developed . However, we as a college did not feel that it was up to us to extrapolate from Carter. We felt from the specific language of Carter that an adult patient meant just that. We, however, recognized that there are legal precedents and the legal question of a mature minor, so we come making the submission today that this is a question that requires addressing.
On February 2nd, 2016. See this statement in context.