Abstract
This chapter examines the issue of ethical decision making in end-of-life care for children. It explains that decisions at the end of life are fraught with confusion, uncertainty, ambiguity, and deep emotions and that the emotional intensity that surrounds them can magnify the ethical concerns. The chaptersuggests that a moral framework and a commitment to a systematic ethical decision-making process with adequate procedural safeguards are essential for optimal care of dying children.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Hospice Care for Children |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199999927 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780195340709 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 17 2011 |
Keywords
- Decision making
- Dying children
- End of life
- Ethics
- Moral framework
- Optimal care
- Procedural safeguards
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities(all)