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.
As the U.S. Department of Justice challenges before the U.S. Supreme Court Oregon's law allowing doctors to assist terminally-ill patients in ending their lives, the American public is evenly divided over whether physician-assisted suicide should be allowed.dditionally, six in ten Republicans, conservatives and African Americans oppose physician-assisted suicide. Majorities of women, those aged 65 or older and Southerners also oppose allowing doctors to assist patients who are terminally ill to take their own lives.