How much is a 15-year-old girl supposed to weigh? According to the Centers for Disease Control growth chart for children age 2 years and older in the United States, the average weight of 15-year-old girls is about 115 pounds or 52 kg. The chart indicates that the weight ranges from 85 to 180 pounds, depending on height.
The concerns expressed above about the family's influence upon a patient's decision to seek physician-assisted suicide relate to the informal role of the family in the decision process.he possibility that an individual possesses and exercises autonomy only within the context of social relationships is discussed, and the family dimensions of assisted suicide are presented. Key Words: physician-assisted, suicide, family, ethics.
Important Facts about Physician-Assisted Suicide. 1  Physician-Assisted Suicide is not a new phenomenon. 2  Suffering has always been a part of human existence. 3  Requests to end suffering by means of death through both physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia have occurred since the beginning of medicine. Modern history suggests that the topic comes up for intense attention periodically. 2  Because of the added risk of misunderstanding or overriding the patientâs wishes, there is currently less support for euthanasia than for physician-assisted suicide.