If you had one or more children who wanted to make their own medical decisions when they turned 14-15, would you let them make those decisions so early in life? Well, there are some parents who let their 14-15 year old children make their own medical decisions, for example, when your 15 year old daughter has leukemia and you want to start treatment right away but your daughter wants to wait until later concert on Friday to start the treatment. If you were this girl's mother what would your response be? Well, you probably have the same answer as me. So I honestly think teenagers should have the right to make their own medical decisions. First, healthcare professionals have a fundamental duty to do what is best for their patients. Health care providers are supposed to place great importance on respecting their patients' autonomy in adult health care. It doesn't matter what choice the patient makes about their care. As a child you need time to transition from the dependence and vulnerability of childhood to the autonomy of being an adult. The capacity and ability to make one's own free will choices. Legally, adolescents' consent and confidentiality depend on how they exercise it professionally. Evidence shows that adolescents between the ages of 14 and 15 have abilities similar to those of adults. Teens may not always act the way you would like them to act, analytical processes may not be the best for decision making. Adolescents may also display emotions in decision making due to external influences such as perceptions and peer pressure. The cognitive assessment of capacity may not sufficiently take into account the emotional and psychological components of making decisions independently. The prefrontal cortex (PFC)... in the center of the paper... is very likely to get pregnant and then, when teenagers don't want the baby, they abort. The medical decision to have an abortion is an important decision that teenagers make when they are pregnant. Most states have passed laws for minors' consent to confidential reproductive health and mental health services. Ultimately, I think that adolescents should have the responsibility to make their own autonomous medical decisions, but also to make them. it's time to think first about the decision they are making. Teenagers are people too, and if you consider a 16-year-old to be a mature adult, you should also consider a 14-15 year old to be an adult. Everyone is equal, everyone should be treated equally Also it is legal for teenagers to have their rights, if we as citizens of the United States of America did not have the right to privacy, I don't think we would have our own Bill of Rights..