Re:What ever happened to the transhumanists?
by fastball on Monday August 15, 2022 @04:55AM
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> Children have a right to take part in their own medical decisions as early as 7 years old
Where is this right enshrined?
> and teens make the majority of the decisions themselves after 14yo
Do you have a source for this claim? Where in particular is this the case? You say 14 but then most of the examples you give about choices with long-term consequences are at 16, since I wouldn't really include part-time jobs (not really a major life decision to bus tables or whatever) and jail time at 14 is the exception not the rule. We default to not putting 14 year olds in jail because again, we assume children are not entirely culpable for their actions at that age. Jail is reserved for particularly egregious infractions that we otherwise don't have a better social response for.
> Delaying permanent changes to a point in time where they can decide for themselves is the perfect solution
Right but isn't part of maturing going through puberty? If we block puberty, what is the point at which you can decide for yourself? Where do you draw the line?
Where is this right enshrined?
> and teens make the majority of the decisions themselves after 14yo
Do you have a source for this claim? Where in particular is this the case? You say 14 but then most of the examples you give about choices with long-term consequences are at 16, since I wouldn't really include part-time jobs (not really a major life decision to bus tables or whatever) and jail time at 14 is the exception not the rule. We default to not putting 14 year olds in jail because again, we assume children are not entirely culpable for their actions at that age. Jail is reserved for particularly egregious infractions that we otherwise don't have a better social response for.
> Delaying permanent changes to a point in time where they can decide for themselves is the perfect solution
Right but isn't part of maturing going through puberty? If we block puberty, what is the point at which you can decide for yourself? Where do you draw the line?