Paediatricians are ‘increasingly’ being asked about assisted death for kids
The Canadian Paediatric Society says its members are ?increasingly? being asked by parents about the option of seeking medically assisted death for children, while a survey of doctors found nearly half of the respondents supported assisted death for kids with ?progressive terminal illness or intractable pain.?
Some 2,600 paediatricians were asked to participate in a survey about inquiries regarding assisted death for minors, both by parents and by children themselves. About 40 percent responded, the society said Thursday. Thirty-five paediatricians said they had ?exploratory discussions? with a total of 60 patients under the age of 18 in the preceding year. Nine paediatricians received ?explicit requests? for assisted death from a total of 17 minors.
Another 118 paediatricians said they had exploratory discussions about assisted death with the parents of sick children, involving 419 kids in all. Forty-five respondents said they had received explicit requests for assisted death from parents, involving a total of 91 children. More than half of the requests involved a child under a year old.
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