In Re Jane DOE

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court interpreted the statutory phrase “mature and sufficiently well informed” to require a minor to demonstrate reasoned decision‑making and knowledge of medical risks, alternatives, and emotional/psychological impacts, applied a legal‑sufficiency standard of review, and held that Jane Doe had not met that standard; the Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for further proceedings. Justice HECHT, dissenting, would have upheld the denial, while Justices ENOCH and OWEN, in concurrences, agreed with the construction but argued for an abuse‑of‑discretion standard.