Abstract

TARASCO MICHEL, Martha. Limits of the principle of autonomy in pediatric patients. Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex. [online]. 2010, vol.67, n.3, pp.230-237. ISSN 1665-1146.

The pediatric patient is not a single circumstance or a pathological entity. The nature of each patient is to have individuality and uniqueness that is not duplicated in their essence and existence. The pediatric patient will also show variations with age and psychological maturity to be able to make decisions. This paper reveals the significance of free decisions and the real possibility that a child may make these types of decisions. The difference between freedom and autonomy is explained.

Keywords : free decision; autonomy; freedom.