Texas Supreme Court
In Re Jane DOE
February 25, 200043 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 454
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for further proceedings, holding that a minor must demonstrate three specific showings—knowledge of medical risks, understanding of alternatives, and awareness of emotional and familial impacts—to be deemed "mature and sufficiently well informed" under Tex. Fam. Code §33.003, and that appellate review of the trial court’s factual findings is a legal‑sufficiency review. The Court also noted that constitutional questions about the statute’s validity were not decided.