Resolved: Adolescents ought to have the right to make autonomous medical choices.

Adolescents: puberty until age of consentAutonomous: acting independently or having the freedom to do so

Background: Minors have access to health care, by themselves, if they have money Age of consent is different depending in what country you’re in (UK is 16), cultural

differences Be prepared to talk about Autonomy

AFF: Health

Ados are more likely to approach a doctor when something is wrong If you run away from home, you have to go to county hospital (substandard treatment) Need really strong stats about teen pregnancy (we live in a bubble) Vaccinations (but Neg can say ados don’t want vaccines) Some religions don’t want medical treatment (Christina Scientists), kids can work

around it Just because you vote aff, doesn’t mean you eliminate parents If son or daughter would be more likely to seek help with autonomy NEG is against full emancipation V: Utility, VC: Value Criterion (Public Health/Societal Welfare)

NEG: Parents pay insurance, should have a say Likelihood of making wrong decisions

Brain isn’t developed Easier access to prescription drugs Should be a different system, where doctor determines whether an ado can make

autonomous decisions Can you be drunk and doctor people? No, so sick people should not be allowed to make

mature decisions about their health Ados lack life experience to have autonomy (how to quantify life experience- aff

question; but Adults can raise a child, take care of yourself, failures and success of k Ados lack the money, driving so they can’t have autonomy (they don’t have autonomy in

their lives); if you affirm, then you are saying that a 14 year old could live independently from their parents

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