Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 2 : General Principles13. Information on health care |
| (1) | Every child has the right to— |
| (a) | have access to information on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of ill-health and disease, sexuality and reproduction; |
| (b) | have access to information regarding his or her health status; |
| (c) | have access to information regarding the causes and treatment of his or her health status; and |
| (d) | confidentiality regarding his or her health status and the health status of a parent, care-giver or family member, except when maintaining such confidentiality is not in the best interests of the child. |
| (2) | Information provided to children in terms of this subsection must be relevant and must be in a format accessible to children, giving due consideration to the needs of disabled children. |