How “Ought” the Best Interests of Children be Considered in Medical Decision-making?

Zoe Ritchie; Micaela Forte; Maxwell J. Smith; Jacob Shelley

doi:10.7202/1112303ar

Canadian Journal of Bioethics (Jun 2024)

How “Ought” the Best Interests of Children be Considered in Medical Decision-making?

Zoe Ritchie,
Micaela Forte,
Maxwell J. Smith,
Jacob Shelley

Affiliations

Zoe Ritchie: Faculty of Health Sciences; Rotman Institute of Philosophy; HELP (Health Ethics, Law, and Policy) Lab, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
Micaela Forte: Faculty of Health Sciences; Rotman Institute of Philosophy; HELP (Health Ethics, Law, and Policy) Lab, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
Maxwell J. Smith: Faculty of Health Sciences; Rotman Institute of Philosophy; HELP (Health Ethics, Law, and Policy) Lab, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
Jacob Shelley: Faculty of Health Sciences; Faculty of Law; Rotman Institute of Philosophy; HELP (Health Ethics, Law, and Policy) Lab, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7202/1112303ar
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 2-3

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This summary reports on the design and proceedings of a collaborative case-based workshop and panel on how we ‘ought’ to consider the best interests of children in medical decision-making, presented virtually at the Canadian Bioethics Society - Société Canadienne de Bioéthique Workshop and Community Forum in May of 2023.

Published in Canadian Journal of Bioethics

ISSN: 2561-4665 (Online)
Publisher: Programmes de bioéthique, École de santé publique de l'Université de Montréal
Country of publisher: Canada
LCC subjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Ethics
Website: http://cjb-rcb.ca

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