Making Medical Decisions for Children with Profound Cognitive Disabilities: Pluralism and the Best Interest Standard
Requests by parents or other caregivers for treatment to prolong the lives of minors with profound cognitive disabilities can be ethically challenging. Some patients have very limited capacity for conscious experience, and so it becomes difficult to say that a longer life is truly good for them. For...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
2026
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| Στο/Στη: |
The Hastings Center report
Έτος: 2026, Τόμος: 56, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 19-29 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
pediatric ethics
B Pluralism B pediatric decision-making B life-sustaining care B best interests B relational potential standard |
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