Many Individuals Have Argued That Older Adolescents Should Have the Right

question 35

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 that are most likely necessary to make these kinds of decisions are typically fully developed by the age of 16.
• B) have more rights than younger adolescents.
• C) are at an age where they could legally become emancipated.
• D) are more sexually active than younger adolescents.

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