Question

a 14 year old girl amanda admitted in hospital with tumour in groin area and that tumour later extends to the ovary so female surgeon called to investigate this situation and ultrasonic guided biopsy was done and found that Amanda has both Male and female gonads so her parents said to doctor about not telling this to Amanda but doctor refuses to do so.. what are the ethical principles in this conflict?

Answer 1

The parents of 14 year old are responsible for the treatment choice and consent for the child but this is a state where the child deserves the right to know the truth of what is going on her body. This can be a greater concern and issue when the child grows in regards to the sexuality or gender and may have to face severe emotional and physiological disturbances. The ethical principles which are conflicts are principles of truthfulness(to hide the condition from the child ) ,confidentiality (to assure the parents to keep the condition in privacy or confidential from their daughter),inability to keep promises in case if the child requests for the I formation in future ,the child can sue the healthcare provider for concealing the truth.