Many people question the thought of allowing adolescents to make autonomous decisions, which means allowing kids the age of 12 and 18 to make medical chocies on their own. There are many positive and negative sides to the answer as to whether or not adolescents should have that right. Personally I agree to the thought of allowing them to make these decisions because some adolescents have the judgement skills needed to make health related chocies. During this age most are transitioning from a child to an adult, and their thinking skills become more mature. Most are able to make the right decisions regarding their health. Dr. Vic Larcher says “evidence suggests that 14-15 year olds have similar capacities to adults(Weithorn and Campbell,
