Child competency is analysed to determine whether it can be deemed as a right of children to be able to decide for themselves in health issues, and whether children can be the holders of such right. The notion of children is also dealt with to determine who children truly are in the legal scenario and whether such children are capable to have legal competency. Parental responsibility is also analysed to determine whether such responsibility should interfere to deny the child the right to self determination in health issues. An analysis of current international law is carried out...