I am an adult retired straight Clinical Pharmacist. I as such can evaluate good advice verses indoctrination from a physician. A child has not the ability to do this and is helpless when a physician has an agenda instead of medical care.
“ A child has not the ability to do this and is helpless when a physician has an agenda instead of medical care”
Well, I’ve been a practicing physician for 47 years (I know, I know) and I can tell you that a child cannot consent to surgery of any kind.
There are times when emergencies (life or death in minutes) void the need for consent but this is not such a case.