Bioethicists explain rights of children and adolescents to make decisions about their medical care
As children mature, they develop the capacity to make informed decisions about their health care. Over time, they are increasingly included in medical decision-making. When they, their physician and…
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Mark Schweda, Larissa Pfaller, Kai Brauer, Frank Adloff and Silke Schicktanz (eds.) (2017). Planning Later Life. Bioethics and Public Health in Ageing Societies. Abingdon/ New York: Taylor & Francis [Routledge Advances in Health and Social Policy], 263 pp
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