Pediatric ethics emphasizes the principle that children deserve special consideration.
Nowhere does that truth receive greater attention than at the new Center, which was established in January to promote a better understanding of ethical obligations to children. Pediatric ethics can promote the best interests of the child by helping to reconcile conflicting claims about what is best for him or her. To educate students, health care professionals and the public about pediatric ethics and the health of children. To provide the consultation assisting clinicians, families and children confronted with ethical dilemmas that arise in health care. To advocate for the well-being of children by bringing attention to the ethical dimensions of pediatric health care.