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Respecting bodily integrity and autonomy in pediatric populations

Year: 2024

Type: editorial

Abstract: Children are treated differently to adults in liberal societies with respect to their right to bodily integrity. A commonly given justification for treating them differently is that they supposedly lack the sort of autonomy that is normally attributed to neurotypical adults. As such children fall through the cracks when it comes to protecting their bodily integrity: they are viewed as less than fully autonomous persons in philosophical, medical, and legal settings. With this editorial, we analyse current treatments of the concept of the child's right to bodily integrity and how this relates to their (developing or future) autonomy on various conceptions.

Source: Clinical Ethics

DOI: 10.1177/14777509241295568

Authors: Kate Goldie Townsend, Brian D. Earp

Institutions: University of Exeter, National University of Singapore, University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,700

OpenAlex ID: W4404869877

Cites: 14

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10