Many Individuals Have Argued That Older Adolescents Should Have the Right

question 107

Multiple Choice

Many individuals have argued that older adolescents should have the right to seek health care services without parental knowledge or consent because

• A) the basic cognitive abilities necessary to make such decisions are mature by the age of 16.
• B) it will help them to develop behavioral autonomy.
• C) they are at an age where they could legally become emancipated.
• D) they are more sexually active than younger adolescents.