El horizonte de la atención médica en pediatría: ¿qué hacer en el caso de niños que se encuentran en situación de abandono, conflicto, daño o peligro, aunado a una enfermedad grave?

Journal
Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México
ISSN
0539-6115
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Guadarrama-Orozco, Jessica H.
Ávila-Montiel, Diana
Altamirano-Bustamante, Myriam
Peláez-Ballestas, Ingris
Caballero Velarde, María Cristina
Juárez-Villegas, Luis E.
Vega-Morell, Nahúm de la
Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa
Kelly-García, Javier
Hoyos-Bermea, Adalberto de
Dorantes-Acosta, Elisa
Gamboa-Marrufo, José D.
Muñoz-Hernández, Onofre
Garduño-Espinosa, Juan
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
DOI
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Abstract
Background: Laws refer that minors do not have the capability to give informed consent for their own medical attention. However, there are special conditions in which they are allowed to decide about their health. The greater the judgment and experience limitations in minors, the less weight is given to the values and objectives they express. Furthermore, the more adverse consequences might be, the higher the level of authority that is demanded to decide on behalf of the minor, thus granting the state the capability to guarantee the well-being of the minor.