Cassandra, a cancer case previously mentioned, didn’t deny chemotherapy, she wanted the opportunity to look into alternative options and felt she was not given time. Despite her beliefs, she was forced to take treatment, a decision decided upon by the court. Cassandra was forced into Chemotherapy, a toxin sent to destroy cells in her body, against her will. This decision goes against the right to one’s own body, the right to make life decisions, the right to having personal beliefs respected, and the right to privacy.
According to studies performed by the Society for Research in Child Development, both adolescents and adults display the same level of competency to determine appropriate medical care. They determined, “In general, minors aged …show more content…
The list includes; contraception, STI services, adoption, and abortion. Each of these services is allowed, by the state, and is able to be decided upon by the adolescent with little to no involvement of parental figures. This system currently serves the needs of adolescents in matters revolving around sexual health. If this methodology currently works for these states on these specific issues, why would complete medical autonomy not? If adolescents are already recognized to be mature enough to make their own medical decisions and are given a range of autonomous decisions in specific states, the idea of complete medical autonomy is a viable option for the United States as a whole to …show more content…
Trends such as the ALS ice bucket challenge reach far and wide across the globe to transfer knowledge from one group to millions. Before this challenge, few people actually knew what ALS was and fewer knew the severity behind this disease. With raising awareness, more people understand the disease and the effects of it. Along these lines come award-winning shows like Grey’s Anatomy, House M.D., Scrubs, and so much more that all have a focus on medicine. With these doctor shows becoming popular, awareness comes too. One reason some oppose autonomous medical decision making for adolescents is the simple idea of ignorance. People think that 13-21 year olds cannot make their own decisions because they are not informed enough to make valid decisions, but with new information constantly flowing through social media or the TV, awareness is growing. More than ever before, adolescents are familiar with cancer, AIDS, diabetes, etc. The youth of today are no longer in the dark about medical situations; they know the complications of surgeries and side effects of medications. With a rise in awareness, ignorance is no longer an issue in allowing adolescents to determine their own medical outlook. Adolescents ought to have the right to make autonomous medical choices because of an increase of awareness through a variety of
According to studies performed by the Society for Research in Child Development, both adolescents and adults display the same level of competency to determine appropriate medical care. They determined, “In general, minors aged …show more content…
The list includes; contraception, STI services, adoption, and abortion. Each of these services is allowed, by the state, and is able to be decided upon by the adolescent with little to no involvement of parental figures. This system currently serves the needs of adolescents in matters revolving around sexual health. If this methodology currently works for these states on these specific issues, why would complete medical autonomy not? If adolescents are already recognized to be mature enough to make their own medical decisions and are given a range of autonomous decisions in specific states, the idea of complete medical autonomy is a viable option for the United States as a whole to …show more content…
Trends such as the ALS ice bucket challenge reach far and wide across the globe to transfer knowledge from one group to millions. Before this challenge, few people actually knew what ALS was and fewer knew the severity behind this disease. With raising awareness, more people understand the disease and the effects of it. Along these lines come award-winning shows like Grey’s Anatomy, House M.D., Scrubs, and so much more that all have a focus on medicine. With these doctor shows becoming popular, awareness comes too. One reason some oppose autonomous medical decision making for adolescents is the simple idea of ignorance. People think that 13-21 year olds cannot make their own decisions because they are not informed enough to make valid decisions, but with new information constantly flowing through social media or the TV, awareness is growing. More than ever before, adolescents are familiar with cancer, AIDS, diabetes, etc. The youth of today are no longer in the dark about medical situations; they know the complications of surgeries and side effects of medications. With a rise in awareness, ignorance is no longer an issue in allowing adolescents to determine their own medical outlook. Adolescents ought to have the right to make autonomous medical choices because of an increase of awareness through a variety of