I tend to agree that a 17-year-old should be able to make her own medical decisions. I've long thought the age of legal autonomy (or what you will) should be lower than 18 (probably 15 or 16).
But what's the solution to problems like this? If we lower it to, say, 16, what happens when a kid who's 15.7 wants to refuse chemo? Is it just a little more palatable to force chemo on a 15-year-old than a 17-year-old? Or do we say that in a certain range (from 16 to 18) it's a case-by-case decision? That seems to open up far more problems than it would solve.
Tough situation.
But what's the solution to problems like this? If we lower it to, say, 16, what happens when a kid who's 15.7 wants to refuse chemo? Is it just a little more palatable to force chemo on a 15-year-old than a 17-year-old? Or do we say that in a certain range (from 16 to 18) it's a case-by-case decision? That seems to open up far more problems than it would solve.
Tough situation.
How will we know, when the morning comes, we are still human? - 2D
Don't worry, my friend. If this be the end, then so shall it be.
Don't worry, my friend. If this be the end, then so shall it be.
