Adolescent Brain Development
Shayden M. Smith
English IV, Period 3
Mrs. Hensley
9/01/2017
Summary #2
Steinberg, Laurence. "Does Recent Research on Adolescent Brain Development Inform the
Mature Minor Doctrine?." Journal of Medicine & Philosophy, vol. 38, no. 3, June 2013, pp. 256-267.
In the article “Does Recent Research on Adolescent Brain Development Inform the Mature Minor Doctrine?”, Laurence Steinberg writes, “...adolescents aged 15 and older are just as mature as adults when emotional arousal is minimized and when they are not under the influence of peers, conditions that typically characterize medical decision making” (256). By stating this, Mr. Steinberg expressed that teenagers who are at least 15 years of age are equally able to make decisions compared to
English IV, Period 3
Mrs. Hensley
9/01/2017
Summary #2
Steinberg, Laurence. "Does Recent Research on Adolescent Brain Development Inform the
Mature Minor Doctrine?." Journal of Medicine & Philosophy, vol. 38, no. 3, June 2013, pp. 256-267.
In the article “Does Recent Research on Adolescent Brain Development Inform the Mature Minor Doctrine?”, Laurence Steinberg writes, “...adolescents aged 15 and older are just as mature as adults when emotional arousal is minimized and when they are not under the influence of peers, conditions that typically characterize medical decision making” (256). By stating this, Mr. Steinberg expressed that teenagers who are at least 15 years of age are equally able to make decisions compared to