Children's Participation and Decision-Making in Medical Matters

Download or read book Children's Participation and Decision-Making in Medical Matters written by Helena von Troil and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2013-12-12 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to international and national agreements and conventions children have a right to express their views in all matters affecting them. However it is one thing to state that children have a right to express their views and another to stipulate to what extent they have a right to participate in decision-making about their medical treatment, participation in medical research or in clinical trials. At the conference Children’s Participation and Decision-making in Medical Matters, organized 2012 by the Nordic Committee on Bioethics, various participants discussed how this right should be interpreted and applied in different contexts and situations. This conference summary highlights the main themes of the conference.