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The Substituted Judgment Standard. Studies on the Ethics of Surrogate Decision Making
Patients who are incompetent need a surrogate decision maker to make treatment decisons on their behalf. One of the main ethical questions that arise in this context is what standard ought to govern such decision making. According to the Substituted Judgment Standard (SJS), a surrogate ought to …
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Enhancing Quality Ethics Consultations in Pediatric Medicine
… during end of life care, ethics of care with surrogate decision making, neonatal genetic testing and stem cell treatment. Not only are these debatable topics, these areas in pediatrics are part of the new age of clinical ethics consultations.</p> <p>Research ethics involves dignity, respect, …
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An Enhanced Model for Parental Decision Making for Pediatric Care
… come enhanced ethical issues and challenging decisions. Currently within pediatric medicine, decision-making processes are primarily guided by the models of adult surrogate decision making, in particular substituted judgment and best interests models. The substituted judgment model focuses on …