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Agency, duties and the "Ashley treatment"
1Centre for Social Ethics and Policy, School of Law, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. naomitan@doctors.org.uk
Journal of Medical Ethics
|November 3, 2009
Summary
The Ashley treatment involved growth attenuation therapy for a severely disabled child. This case raises ethical questions about doctors' duties to themselves, not just their patients.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Ethics
- Medical Ethics
- Bioethics
Background:
- A 2006 case study detailed growth attenuation therapy for a severely disabled 6-year-old girl, referred to as Ashley.
- The treatment aimed to manage her condition and facilitate care.
Observation:
- The "Ashley treatment" sparked significant moral debate regarding its ethical justification.
- Ethical arguments often focus on the patient's well-being and rights.
Findings:
- This analysis suggests existing ethical arguments overlook doctors' self-regarding duties.
- The paper posits that the Ashley treatment might have conflicted with physicians' duties to themselves.
Implications:
- Further investigation into the potential violation of doctors' self-regarding duties is warranted.
- This perspective broadens the ethical considerations in complex medical cases.
- It encourages a more comprehensive ethical framework in pediatric care.
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