Ethics Consultation

(612) 813-6159

Services

• Consultation to physicians, families, and other members of the health care team.
• Assist in clarifying an ethical dilemma, including:
  – complex and end-of-life decisions about foregoing treatment and allowing natural death
  – use of invasive technology when the child will be permanently dependent
  – disagreement within a family about the right actions
  – rights and responsibilities of parents
  – disagreement between the physician, others on the health care team, and family about the right actions
  – balance of harms and benefits for high-risk procedures
  – adolescent anatomy in decision making
  – balancing confidentiality and the best interest of the child
• Members of the ethics committee include broad community and hospital representation.