Your patient is a 15 year old female who is married and just delivered a baby boy who is 2 days old. The mother of the baby would like to place him up for adoption. By law, who has the authority to make the decision about placing the child up for adoption? Your patient is a 15 year old female who is married and just delivered a baby boy who is 2 days old. The mother of the baby would like to place him up for adoption. By law, who has the authority to make the decision about placing the child up for adoption? The parents of the baby boy The mother only as she is the one who delivered the baby The maternal grandparents as the mother of the baby is a minor The physician/ARNP because the mother of the baby is a minor.