The General Law About Adolescents Consenting to Abortions

The general law about adolescents consenting to abortions

A) was written to be consistent with what is known in the developmental psychology literature about adolescent decision-making abilities
B) was written also to give parents veto power over decisions made by minors to obtain medical care for conditions such as substance abuse, family planning, pregnancy care, and venereal disease
C) presumes that adolescents are fully competent to consent to an abortion and do not need the parent's maturity, experience and ability to help make complex judgments
D) provides that an adolescent can consent to an abortion, provided the adolescent can convince a judge she is mature enough to make the decision