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Committee on Bioethics

AAP Policy authored by the Committee on Bioethics
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
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
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
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
Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH, FAAP
Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH, FAAP
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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