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- * Medical providers may have biases that affect their evaluation of a child's quality of life, which can impact trust in the healthcare system.
- * As children grow, they should be allowed to take part in decisions about their own medical care, tailored to their level of maturity; this Ethics Rounds discussion examines a case where parents sought to exclude their 17-year-old son from an important health decision.
Article Abstract
Parents are the default decision-makers for their infants and children. Their decisions should be based on the best interests of their children. Differing interpretations of children's best interests may be a source of conflict. Providers' biased evaluations of patients' quality of life may undermine medicine's trustworthiness. As children mature, they should participate in medical decision-making to the extent that is developmentally appropriate. In this month's Ethics Rounds, physicians, a philosopher, and a lawyer consider parents' demand, supported by the hospital's legal department, that their 17-year-old son be excluded from a potentially life-and-death medical decision.
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