Awake!, “Youths Who Have “Power Beyond What Is Normal””
“If the evidence is clear and convincing that the minor is mature enough to appreciate the consequences of her actions, and that the minor is mature enough to exercise the judgment of an adult, then the mature minor doctrine affords her the common law right to consent to or refuse medical treatment.”
The article quotes the Illinois Supreme Court’s statement of the mature-minor standard, having described a two-to-one decision of the Illinois Appellate Court on First Amendment and privacy grounds and an affirmance by the Illinois Supreme Court on common-law grounds.
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Provenance and verification note for Awake!, Youths Who Have “Power Beyond What Is Normal”
Confidence note. Opened on the Watchtower Online Library on 19 September 2026 and the wording, page marker and paragraph confirmed against the article text.
Corroborated by. src-g-1994-0522-power-beyond-normal, src-g94d-ilsc-1989-eg-standard
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-g94d-gregory-appeals-and-standard