Kant's View on Pediatrician's Roles

Doctors around the world often have to make heartbreaking decisions during their workday. Seattle Children's Hospital delved into a rather sensitive topic, with a 15-year-old girl seeking treatment for a genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis. Clinicians quickly discovered that her chances of survival were not high, even with treatment such as resection and radiation therapy (“To Tell or Not to Tell”). Because it is far from a universal law or practice, physicians must rely on their own judgment to decide whether or not to inform their pediatric patients of their current condition…