This is a pretty tough one. There doesn't seem to be much that can be done in a legal sense. Whether or not we should allow 14 year old kids to make this decision is something I wouldn't want to be in charge of deciding.
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Neither am I the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a bandage for their wounds. I am not a sacrifice on their altars. ... I owe nothing to my brothers, nor do I gather debts from them. I ask no one to live for me, nor do I live for others. I covet no mans soul, nor is my soul theirs to covet.
Ayn Rand, Anthem.
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