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.
a nonhospital DNR order or a nonhospital DNI order, on behalf of patients who lack medical decision-. making capacity. If MOLST is being completed in the community for a patient who does not have a health. care proxy, the physician may issue medical orders to withhold life-sustaining treatment â. other than DNR. and DNI â only if there is clear and convincing evidence of the patientâs wishes to refuse the treatment (see.