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- Title
Pediatric Decision-Making for Children in State Custody.
- Authors
Paquette, Erin Talati; Vinarcsik, Lou
- Abstract
In summer 2022, six points of consensus emerged from a symposium addressing the question, "In the context of U.S. pediatric care, what moral precepts ought to guide parents and clinicians in medical decision making for children?" (Salter et al. 2023). The authors of this statement wrote, however, that the points of consensus may require modification or may not apply in their entirety to children in state custody. This article addresses the consensus recommendations in the context of the thousands of children removed annually from the custody of their parents. While the consensus statements developed at the symposium provide a good starting point for decision-making in the context of these children, some alterations and nuance must be applied to attend to the specific needs of this population. The article works through what special considerations and changes ought to be made to expand the reach of the original points of consensus without neglecting the particular conditions of children in state custody, as well as their parents and caregivers.
- Subjects
DECISION making in children; CUSTODY of children; MEDICAL decision making; PEDIATRICIANS; PEDIATRIC therapy; PARENTS
- Publication
Perspectives in Biology & Medicine, 2024, Vol 67, Issue 2, p290
- ISSN
0031-5982
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/pbm.2024.a929024