article_snippet.sent: Before a child is given any treatment at all they are assessed by at least five doctors.
article_snippet.sent: In Australia, that task is said to be made easier through the appointment of independent children’s lawyers and the commissioning of family reports, as well as through the use of expert evidence.
article_snippet.sent: so they can decide if I'm Gillick competent, because that's just up to the parents and doctors
article_snippet.sent: the parents and doctors will make just as good a decision as anybody, even better because the parents and doctors're the experts.
highlights_snippet.sent: A  child is  assessed by at least five doctors before treatment is given .