Abstract
Permission to perform medical procedures on children poses special ethical and legal considerations. Decision makers must focus on the child’s interests and attend to cognitive and emotional factors affecting developing children. As children grow, adults must increasingly include them in decisions about their health care. Decisions made by clinicians with parents or guardians on behalf of children require a higher, more rational basis, than decisions one may make for one’s self as an autonomous adult.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Ethical Issues in Anesthesiology and Surgery |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 1-16 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319159492 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319159485 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Assent
- Emancipated Minor
- Informed Consent
- Informed Refusal
- Mature Minor
- Parental Permission
- Pediatrics
- Physician-Patient Relationship
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine