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Committee on Bioethics
AAP Policy authored by the Committee on Bioethics
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Gina M. Geis, MD, MS, FAAP; Barbara S. Saunders, DO, FAAP; Paula Hillard, MD, FACOG; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; Naomi Tricot Laventhal, MD, FAAP; Gina Marie Geis, MD, FAAP; Deborah Susan Loeff, MD, FAAP; Kelly N. Michelson, MD, MPH, FAAP; Mary Ott, MD, MA, FAAP; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH, FAAP; Kavita Arora, MD, MBE, MS; Maria McGee, MD, MPH; Anjie Emanuel, MPH; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Garey Noritz, MD, FAAP, FACP; Rishi Agrawal, MD, MPH, FAAP; Deanna S. Bell, MD, FAAP; Jessica E. A. Foster, MD, MPH, FAAP; Ellen Fremion, MD, FAAP, FACP; Sheryl Frierson, MD, MEd, FAAP;; Michelle Melicosta, MD, MPH, MSc, FAAP; Barbara S. Saunders, DO, FAAP; Siddharth Srivastava, MD, FAAP; Jilda Vargus-Adams, MD, MSc, FAAP; Katharine E. Zuckerman, MD, MPH, FAAP; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD, MHS, FAAP; Jeff Brosco, MD, PhD, FAAP; Jennifer Walton, MD, FAAP; Matthew Sadof, MD, FAAP; Allysa Ware, PhD, MSW; Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, MD, FAAP; Alexandra Kuznetsov
October 21 2024
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; Douglas J. Opel, MD, MPH; Jessica R. Cataldi, MD, FAAP; Jesse M. Hackell, MD, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Monica I. Ardura, DO, MSCS, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP; Kristina A. Bryant, MD, FAAP; Mary T. Caserta, MD, FAAP; Robert Frenck, Jr, MD, FAAP; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Chandy C. John, MD, MS, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Angela Myers, MD, MPH, FAAP; Pia Pannaraj, MD, MPH, FAAP; Adam J. Ratner, MD, MPH, FAAP; Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE, FAAP; David W. Kimberlin, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP; Henry H. Bernstein, DO, MHCM, FAAP; Cristina Cardemil, MD, MPH, FAAP; Karen M. Farizo, MD; Lisa M. Kafer, MD, FAAP; David Kim, MD; Eduardo López Medina, MD, MSc; Denee Moore, MD, FAAFP; Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, MD, MPH; José R. Romero, MD, FAAP; Laura Sauvé, MD, MPH, FAAP, FRCPS; Jeffrey R. Starke, MD, FAAP; Jennifer Thompson, MD; Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH; Charles R. Woods, Jr, MD, MS, FAAP; Jennifer M. Frantz, MPH; Gillian Gibbs, MPH; COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE; Jesse M. Hackell, MD, FAAP; Yvette Marie Almendarez, MD, FAAP; Abeba Mebrahtu Berhane, MD, FAAP; Patricia E. Cantrell, MD, FAAP; Lisa Michele Kafer, MD, FAAP; Tomitra Latimer, MD, FAAP; Robin Warner, MD, FAAP; Robert H. Wiskind, MD, FAAP; Katherine Schafer, DO, FAAP; Alisa Skatrud; Mackenzie A. Magnus, MBA, MPH; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; Naomi Tricot Laventhal, MD, FAAP; Gina Marie Geis, MD, FAAP; Deborah Susan Loeff, MD, FAAP; Kelly Michelson, MD, MPH, FAAP; Mary Ott, MD, MA, FAAP; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH, FAAP; Kavita Arora, MD, MBE, MS; Maria McGee, MD, MPH; Anjie Emanuel, MPH
February 26 2024
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Sara Taub, MD, FAAP; Robert Macauley, MD, MDiv, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; Robert Macauley, MD, MDiv, FAAP; Ratna Basak, MD, FAAP; Gina Marie Geis, MD, FAAP; Naomi Tricot Laventhal, MD, FAAP; Douglas J. Opel, MD, MPH, FAAP; Mindy B. Statter, MD, FAAP; Mary Lynn Dell, MD, DMin; Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH, FAAP; David Shalowitz, MD; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Florence Rivera, MPH; Anjie Emanuel, MPH
September 25 2023
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Benson Hsu, MD, MBA, FAAP, FCCM; Alexander Bondoc, MD, FAAP; Alex G. Cuenca, MD, PhD; Kristin Hittle Gigli, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC; Naomi Laventhal, MD, MA, HEC-C, FAAP; Thomas Nakagawa, MD, FAAP, FCCM; COMMITTEE ON HOSPITAL CARE; Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP; Tania Fontánez Nieves, MD, FAAP; Samantha House, DO, FAAP; Charles Vinocur, MD, FAAP; Nicole Webb, MD, FAAP; Benson Hsu, MD, MBA, FAAP; Melissa Mauro-Small, MD, FAAP; Karen Castleberry; Quinn Franklin, PhD, CCLS; Michael Leonard, MD, FAAP; Kristin Hittle Gigli, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN; Nancy Hanson; S. Niccole Alexander, MPP; SECTION ON CRITICAL CARE; Benson Hsu, MD, MBA, FAAP, FCCM; Nicholas Ettinger, MD, PhD, CMQ, CPPS, FAAP, FCCM; Steven Loscalzo, MD, FAAP; Lia Lowrie, MD, FAAP; Elizbeth Mack, MD, MS, FAAP, FCCM; Margaret Satchell, MD, FAAP; Linda Siegel, MD, FAAP, FAAHPM; Vijay Srinivasan, MBBS, MD, FAAP; Benson Hsu, MD, MBA, FAAP, FCCM; Elizabeth Mack, MD, MS, FAAP, FCCM; Shilpa Balikai, DO, FAAP; Steven Loscalzo, MD, FAAP; Melanie Kitagawa, MD, MHA, FAAP; Vijay Srinivasan, MBBS, MD, FAAP; Samir Gadepalli, MS, MD, MBA, FAAP; Tessie October, MD, MPH, FAAP; Robert Francis Tamburro, Jr, MD, FAAP; Michael Agus, MD, FAAP; Mark Hall, MD, FCCM; Nicholas Ettinger, MD, PhD, CMQ, CPPS, FAAP, FCCM; Sue Tellez; SECTION ON SURGERY; Cynthia D. Downard, MD, FAAP; Kenneth William Gow, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth Beierle, MD, FAAP; Marybeth Browne, MD, FAAP; Barbara Gaines, MD, FAAP; Saleem Islam, MD, MPH, FAAP; Katherine Flynn-O’Brien, MD, FAAP; Danielle Walsh, MD, FAAP; Regan Frances Williams, MD, FAAP; Vivian Thorne; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; Naomi Tricot Laventhal, MD, FAAP; Gina Marie Geis, MD, MS, FAAP; Deborah Loeff, MD, FAAP; Kelly N. Michelson, MD, MPH, FAAP; Mary A. Ott, MD, MA, FAAP; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH, FAAP; Maria McGee, MD, MPH; Kavita Arora, MD, MBE, MS; Anjie Emanuel, MPH
July 24 2023
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH, FAAP
March 21 2022
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Technical Report
Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH, FAAP
March 21 2022
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Robert Macauley, MD, FAAP; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Jonathan M. Fanaroff, MD, JD, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS, COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL LIABILITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT; Ratna Basak, MD, FAAP; Gina Marie Geis, MD, FAAP; Naomi Tricot Laventhal, MD, FAAP; Douglas J. Opel, MD, MPH, FAAP; Mindy B. Statter, MD, FAAP; Steven A. Bondi, JD, MD, FAAP; Richard L. Oken, MD, FAAP; John W. Rusher, MD, JD, FAAP; Karen A. Santucci, MD, FAAP; Susan M. Scott, MD, JD, FAAP; Laura J. Sigman, MD, JD, FAAP; W. Michelle Terry, MD, FAAP; Robert A. Turbow, MD, JD, FAAP
March 01 2021
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Janine Young, MD, FAAP; Nawal M. Nour, MD, MPH, FACOG; Robert C. Macauley, MD, FAAP; Sandeep K. Narang, MD, JD, FAAP; Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, MSc, FACOG; SECTION ON GLOBAL HEALTH; COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL LIABILITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; Parminder Suchdev, MD, MPH, FAAP; Kevin J. Chan, MD, MPH, FAAP; Cynthia R. Howard, MD, MPH, FAAP; Patrick McGann, MD, FAAP; Nicole E. St Clair, MD, FAAP; Katherine Yun, MD, MHS, FAAP; Linda D. Arnold, MD, FAAP; Jonathan M. Fanaroff, MD, JD, FAAP; Robin L. Altman, MD, FAAP; Steven A. Bondi, JD, MD, FAAP; Richard L. Oken, MD, FAAP; John W. Rusher, MD, JD, FAAP; Karen A. Santucci, MD, FAAP; James P. Scibilia, MD, FAAP; Susan M. Scott, MD, JD, FAAP; Laura J. Sigman, MD, JD, FAAP; Gina Marie Geis, MD, FAAP; Naomi Tricot Laventhal, MD, FAAP; Douglas John Opel, MD, MPH, FAAP; William R. Sexson, MD, MAB, FAAP; Mindy B. Statter, MD, FAAP
August 01 2020
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Mindy B. Statter, MD, MBE; Garey Noritz, MD; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS, COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Robert Conover Macauley, MD, MDiv, FAAP; Gina Marie Geis, MD, FAAP; Naomi Tricot Laventhal, MD, FAAP; Douglas J. Opel, MD, MPH, FAAP; William R. Sexson, MD, MAB, FAAP; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD, MHS, FAAP; Susan Apkon, MD, FAAP; Timothy J. Brei, MD, FAAP; Lynn F. Davidson, MD, FAAP; Beth Ellen Davis, MD, MPH, FAAP; Kathryn A. Ellerbeck, MD, FAAP; Susan L. Hyman, MD, FAAP; Mary O’Connor Leppert, MD, FAAP; Christopher J. Stille, MD, MPH, FAAP; Larry Yin, MD, MSPH, FAAP
May 01 2020
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Sigal Klipstein, MD, FACOG; Mary E. Fallat, MD, FAAP; Stephanie Savelli, MD, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; SECTION ON HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY; SECTION ON SURGERY; Aviva L. Katz, MD, FAAP; Robert C. Macauley, MD, FAAP; Mark R. Mercurio, MD, FAAP; Margaret R. Moon, MD, FAAP; Alexander L. Okun, MD, FAAP; Kathryn L. Weise, MD, FAAP; Zora R. Rogers, MD, FAAP; Carl Allen, MD, PhD, FAAP; James Harper, MD, FAAP; Jeffrey Lipton, MD, PhD, FAAP; Cynthia Wetmore, MD, PhD, FAAP; Hope Wilson, MD, FAAP; Amber Yates, MD, FAAP; Frederick J. Rescorla, MD, FAAP; Mary L. Brandt, MD, FAAP; Michael Caty, MD, FAAP; Kurt Heiss, MD, FAAP; George W. Holcomb, MD, FAAP; Rebecca L. Meyers, MD, FAAP; R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FAAP
March 01 2020
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Margaret Moon, MD; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; Robert C. Macauley, MD; Gina Marie Geis, MD; Naomi Tricot Laventhal, MD; Douglas J. Opel, MD; William R. Sexson, MD; Mindy B. Statter, MD
May 01 2019
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Mary E. Fallat, MD; Courtney Hardy, MD; SECTION ON SURGERY; SECTION ON ANESTHESIOLOGY AND PAIN MEDICINE; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; Rebecka L. Meyers, MD; Gail Ellen Besner, MD; Andrew Davidoff, MD; Kurt F. Heiss, MD; Rita Agarwal, MD; Joseph Tobias, MD; Raeford Eugene Brown, Jr, MD; Nina A. Guzzetta, MD; Anita Honkanen, MD; Mary Landrigan-Ossar, MD; Aviva L. Katz, MD; Naomi Tricot Laventhal, MD; Robert C. Macauley, MD; Margaret Rusha Moon, MD; Alexander L. Okun, MD; Douglas J. Opel, MD; Mindy B. Statter, MD
May 01 2018
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Kathryn L. Weise, MD; Alexander L. Okun, MD; Brian S. Carter, MD; Cindy W. Christian, MD; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; SECTION ON HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE; COMMITTEE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; Aviva L. Katz, MD; Naomi Tricot Laventhal, MD; Robert Conover Macauley, MD; Margaret Rusha Moon, MD; Douglas J. Opel, MD; Mindy B. Statter, MD; Chris Feudtner, MD; Renee Denise Boss, MD; Julie Marie Hauer, MD; Lisa Michelle Humphrey, MD; Jeffrey Klick, MD; Jennifer S. Linebarger, MD; Emalee G. Flaherty, MD; Amy R. Gavril, MD; Sheila M. Idzerda, MD; Antoinette Laskey, MD; Lori A. Legano, MD; John M. Leventhal, MD
September 01 2017
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
SECTION ON SURGERY; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; AMERICAN PEDIATRIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATION NEW TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE; Michael G. Caty, MD; Gail Ellen Besner, MD; Andrew Davidoff, MD; Mary Fallat, MD; Kurt F. Heiss, MD; Rebecka L. Meyers, MD; R. Lawrence Moss, MD; Aviva L. Katz, MD; Naomi Tricot Laventhal, MD; Robert C. Macauley, MD; Margaret Rusha Moon, MD; Alexander L. Okun, MD; Douglas J. Opel, MD; Mindy B. Statter, MD; Christopher K. Breuer, MD; Erik D. Skarsgard, MD; Sean J. Barnett, MD; Sanjeev Dutta, MD; Timothy J. Fairbanks, MD; Marcus Jarboe, MD; Stefan Scholz, MD; Steven Teich, MD; Russell K. Woo, MD; James K. Wall, MD
January 01 2017
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; Aviva L. Katz, MD; Robert C. Macauley, MD; Mark R. Mercurio, MD; Margaret R. Moon, MD; Alexander L. Okun, MD; Douglas J. Opel, MD; Mindy B. Statter, MD
August 01 2016
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Technical Report
Aviva L. Katz, MD; Sally A. Webb, MD; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; Robert C. Macauley, MD; Mark R. Mercurio, MD; Margaret R. Moon, MD; Alexander L. Okun, MD; Douglas J. Opel, MD; Mindy B. Statter, MD
August 01 2016
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; Armand H. Matheny Antommaria; Kathryn L. Weise; Mary E. Fallat; Aviva L. Katz; Mark R. Mercurio; Margaret R. Moon; Alexander L. Okun; Sally A. Webb
November 01 2013
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, MD; Mary E. Fallat, MD; Aviva L. Katz, MD; Mark R. Mercurio, MD; Margaret R. Moon, MD; Alexander L. Okun, MD; Sally A. Webb, MD; Kathryn L. Weise, MD
May 01 2013
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; COMMITTEE ON GENETICS, AND; THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL GENETICS AND; GENOMICS SOCIAL; ETHICAL; AND LEGAL ISSUES COMMITTEE; Mary E. Fallat, MD; Aviva L. Katz, MD; Mark R. Mercurio, MD; Margaret R. Moon, MD; Alexander L. Okun, MD; Sally A. Webb, MD; Kathryn L. Weise, MD; Robert A. Saul, MD; Stephen R. Braddock, MD; Emily Chen, MD; Debra L. Freedenberg, MD; Marilyn C. Jones, MD; James M. Perrin, MD; Beth Anne Tarini, MD; Karen L. David, MD; Louis E. Bartoshesky, MD; Rebecca R. Anderson, JD; Robert G. Best, PhD; Jodi D. Hoffman, MD; Masamichi Ito, PhD; Amy A. Lemke, MS; Mitzi L. Murray, MD; Richard R. Sharp, PhD; Vikas Bhambhani, MD
March 01 2013
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH and COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; Jessica Shand, MD; Jessica Berg, JD; Clifford Bogue, MD; Scott C. Denne, MD; Andrew J. Bauer, MD; Michael D. Cabana, MD; Tina L. Cheng, MD; Daniel A. Notterman, MD; Ben Scheindlin, MD; Jeffrey J. Bergman, DO; Mary E. Fallat, MD; Aviva L. Katz, MD; Mark R. Mercurio, MD; Margaret R. Moon, MD; Alexander L. Okun, MD; Sally A. Webb, MD; Kathryn L. Weise, MD
November 01 2012