Alyson
Minors Decisions
There are so many discussions on whether a minor should have control over their own medical care. The world has a divided opinion of what the law should be. Are those that are for parental controls only agreeing for personal gratifications and satisfactions? Are those that disagree only those minors who wish their voices were heard on a life changing decision.
A parent, from the moment a child is born takes on all responsibilities of that child, that includes but are not limited to the safety and care when a medical decision needs to be made. Often times a parent is caught up in emotions being scared, afraid, heartbroken and rationally makes decisions without thinking of what the minor wants. Based off of these rational decisions parents make choices to provide the best quality of life for the minor even though these choices are often confused with love. Do you believe parents should have control over minors health care decisions?
Someone might ask what classifies someone as a minor? According to Texas state law anyone under the age of 18 is considered a minor. Therefore in Texas parents have all control over life decisions on the child's behalf until …show more content…
They are allowed to make life changing decisions on their immediate health care, they can give shots unwarranted by a child. Parents can administer medicines as they see fit. However, it is under the parents’ right to make the major decisions over the child’s health. The child has the right to have consensual sex with his or her partner as long they both meet the consent age which varies on what state they are in. A minor can be sexually active without having to notify or have a parent approval. This is something a parent cannot do is hold the child from making the choice of having sex. Therefore, what the minor is allowed to do is have sex without a parent being
Minors Decisions
There are so many discussions on whether a minor should have control over their own medical care. The world has a divided opinion of what the law should be. Are those that are for parental controls only agreeing for personal gratifications and satisfactions? Are those that disagree only those minors who wish their voices were heard on a life changing decision.
A parent, from the moment a child is born takes on all responsibilities of that child, that includes but are not limited to the safety and care when a medical decision needs to be made. Often times a parent is caught up in emotions being scared, afraid, heartbroken and rationally makes decisions without thinking of what the minor wants. Based off of these rational decisions parents make choices to provide the best quality of life for the minor even though these choices are often confused with love. Do you believe parents should have control over minors health care decisions?
Someone might ask what classifies someone as a minor? According to Texas state law anyone under the age of 18 is considered a minor. Therefore in Texas parents have all control over life decisions on the child's behalf until …show more content…
They are allowed to make life changing decisions on their immediate health care, they can give shots unwarranted by a child. Parents can administer medicines as they see fit. However, it is under the parents’ right to make the major decisions over the child’s health. The child has the right to have consensual sex with his or her partner as long they both meet the consent age which varies on what state they are in. A minor can be sexually active without having to notify or have a parent approval. This is something a parent cannot do is hold the child from making the choice of having sex. Therefore, what the minor is allowed to do is have sex without a parent being