PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - C. Harrison
AU  - N. P. Kenny
AU  - M. Sidarous
AU  - M. Rowell
TI  - Bioethics for clinicians: 9. Involving children in medical decisions
DP  - 1997 Mar 15
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 825--828
VI  - 156
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/156/6/825.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/156/6/825.full
SO  - CMAJ1997 Mar 15; 156
AB  - Medical decisions involving children raise particular ethical issues for physicians and other members of the health care team. Although parents and physicians have traditionally made most medical decisions on behalf of children, the developing autonomy of children is increasingly being recognized in medical decision-making. This poses a challenge for physicians, who must work with the child's family and with other health care practitioners to determine the child's role in decision-making. A family-centred approach respects the complex nature of parent-child relationships, the dependence and vulnerability of the child and the child's developing capacity for decision-making.