Teenage parents can make medical decisions for their ill infant even though they (the teen parents) are not of a legal age
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1 . Teenage parents cannot make medical decisions for their own child. The grandparents must make the medical decisions for the teenage parents.
2 . Teenage parents cannot make medical decisions for their own child. The grandparents must make the medical decisions for the teenage parents.
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