[SWTXBelle]

Interesting question raised by AOIIAngel's post - a 9 year old is not legally able to make medical decisions for herself - were she to be pregnant, would she in fact be able to make it for her child, or would it fall to the grandparents? GC lawyers? Haven't there been cases where the (grand)parents wanted a minor woman to have an abortion and she didn't want one? What happens in that case?

FWIW, just because you can have sex and get pregnant does not translate into adulthood for me. Legally speaking, we pick an arbitrary age to make children into adults - we don't base it on physical attributes. I know there was a discussion regarding the 13 year old who didn't want to undergo chemo - he is learning-disabled, and there was a great deal of debate as to how much input a child should have in making medical choices for him/herself.