Part if being a parent is protecting a child from making terrible decisions that literally cut them off from being involved in humanity.
If people think young people (under the age of 16) are wise to make life decisions, then maybe the endorsement should occur with allowing 10-year old kids to have a driver’s license, buy smokes or booze, sign up with the Army, or marry.
It’s one thing to let them make bad decisions that are valuable in teaching life’s lessons that will not cause permanent harm.
This is a totally different level and it IS part of a parent’s job to protect their children from making foolish, life altering/damaging decisions that they are not mature enough to make on their own.
They are teens, for crying out loud. That almost qualifies them for being mentally ill. Something about all those hormones interferes with rational thought.
A large part of being a parent is setting boundaries and saying NO!