[Active life termination in children aged 1-12 years]
Marije A Brouwer1, Els L M Maeckelberghe1, A A E Verhagen1,2
1UMCG, afd. Kindergeneeskunde, Groningen.
Insights
Active termination of life for children aged 1-12 facing unbearable suffering will be regulated in 2024. This article explores physician responses to such requests when other relief options are insufficient.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Ethics
- Medical Law
- End-of-Life Care
Context:
- Upcoming regulation of active termination of life for children aged 1-12 years in 2024.
- Focus on cases of unbearable suffering where other palliative options are exhausted.
Purpose:
- To discuss the ethical and practical considerations of active termination of life in pediatric patients.
- To outline physician responses to requests for active termination of life in children.
Summary:
- Examines the legal and ethical framework for active termination of life in children (1-12 years) facing extreme suffering.
- Details how requests for pediatric active termination of life may arise and guides physician responses.
- Highlights the importance of comprehensive care and ethical decision-making in pediatric end-of-life scenarios.
Impact:
- Provides guidance for healthcare professionals navigating complex end-of-life decisions in pediatric care.
- Contributes to the discourse on legal and ethical standards for pediatric termination of life.
- Informs policy development and clinical practice regarding pediatric palliative and end-of-life care.
Abstract:
In this article we discuss active termination of life in children aged 1-12 years. It is expected that in 2024 active termination of life will be regulated for children between the ages of 1 and 12 who suffer unbearably, when other options to relieve their suffering are not enough. Using a case, we describe how a request for active termination of life in a child can arise and how physicians can respond to it.
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