Teens Under 16 Should Be Allowed Essay

First off you will need to know what an adolescent is, it a young adult. To make an autonomous medical choice is to make a medical decision yourself without an adult. I believe they do and they don’t. Adolescents under 16 should not be able to make autonomous medical choices. Adolescents over 16 should be able to. I say this because when you are 16 you should be able to drive, with this being said you could drive to your doctor’s and make your decision for yourself. Being under 16 you can not drive yourself to the doctor’s, so you would have to get someone to drive you so you would already have someone there (hopefully a legal guardian) they would be able to make the decision for you. You may say I am out of my mind but here is my opinion. …show more content…
Everything around us in this world shapes for who we are going to become later in life. The bad choices will come but that is why we have guardians that also helps us make choices we are not ready for then and when you are under 16 you are not ready for life changing decision. So am I saying your guardian does not have a say in this? of course not. You should listen to what people have to say about medical choices, but also listen to what your heart tells you. You should always have other options. This is when adolescents above 16 should start caring about medical and life choices, at first it will be a huge slap in the face, but then again that is life. Today in this time I do believe that is what these adolescents need, something to scare them at first but then realize this is how life and choices you will make, will be. With this being said I would hope any young adults will not have to deal with life changing medical choices. When making their decision I hope they would have support from whoever makes them feel like they are making the right decision. And always be confident in themselves and not what other people expect them to