Children's rights - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

The term "child" does not necessarily mean a minor, and can include adult children as well as adult non-dependent children. Children are generally afforded the basic rights embodied by the Constitution.�

The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment�is said to apply to children, but excludes those not yet born. There are both state and federal sources of children�s-rights law. In other words, a child has many of the same constitutional rights as an adult has; however, if a child is under 18 years old, they do not have the right to vote.