Category Paediatric
Baby W and the Fraught Landscape of Paediatric Medical Decision-Making
James A Anderson and Andrew Helmers reflect on the recent Baby W case and call for clarity regarding the limits of both parental and medical authority in medical decision-making for children.
Vaccine Mandates and a Request for “Unvaccinated” Blood
Maya Goldenberg and Chris Kaposy draw out a possible relationship between the recent Baby W case in New Zealand involving a request for “unvaccinated” blood and COVID-19 vaccine mandates in force during the pandemic.
Beneficent Paternalism in the NICU: Improving Shared Decision-Making
Rashad Rehman, Nipa Chauhan and Rebecca Greenberg argue that beneficent paternalism should be integrated into shared decision-making in the NICU to maximize the patient’s best interests.
How to Think Better About Intersex Pediatric Surgery
Rashad Rehman calls for the bioethical community to help contribute conceptual clarity to the debate about the ethics of intersex pediatric surgery.
Moral Superiority Doesn’t Help Protect Trans Kids
Lara Millman argues that preserving narratives of Canadian moral superiority and the comfort of privileged people inevitably harm our social justice pursuits.
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