Autonomy of children and adolescents in consent to treatment:ethical, jurisprudential and legal considerations

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Title

Autonomy of children and adolescents in consent to treatment:ethical, jurisprudential and legal considerations

Author

Parsapoor, Alireza
Parsapoor, Mohammed-Bagher
Rezaei, Nima
Asghari, Fariba

Publisher

2014/06/00

Language

English

Publication Date

20140600

Abstract

Autonomy is usually considered as a main principle in making decisions about individuals' health. Children and particularly adolescents have the capacity to take part in medical decision-making to some extent. For the most part the parent-doctor-child/adolescent triangle sides are essentially in agreement, but this may not be true in some cases, causing physicians to face problems attempting to determine their professional duties. According to Islamic jurisprudent upon reaching the age of Taklif (15 full lunar years for boys and 9 full lunar years for girls) no one can be treated as incompetent based on mental immaturity unless his or her insanity or mental immaturity is provend Moreover the Islamic Sharia, decrees that parents should lose their authority to make medical decisions for their children, if their bad faith or imprudence is proven, in which case a fit and proper person or an institution will be appointed to make decisions in this respect based on the child's best interests.

Primary Classification

8.3.2

Secondary Classification

8.3.2;2.1;1.2;9.5.7

Primary keywords

adolescents--[pri];autonomy--[pri];children--[pri];comprehension--[pri];informed consent;Islamic ethics--[pri]

Secondary keywords

decision making;fiqh;legal aspects;medical ethics;parental consent;pediatrics;physicians;sharia

Subject

Iran

Subject

taklif--[pri]

Subject

Shiites

Journal Article

Iranina Journal of Pediatrics2014 June; 24(3):241-248

Note

Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0

Call Number

citation

Bibliography

40 refs

ISSN

20082142 (print);20082150 (online)

Collection

Citation

“Autonomy of children and adolescents in consent to treatment:ethical, jurisprudential and legal considerations,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed January 18, 2025, https://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/37159.