La décision médicale à propos du mineur : aspects juridiques et éthiques

A medical decision concerning a minor puts at least two types of questions at the centre of the legal and ethical debate. On the one hand, we can wonder about the place of the parental position in a context where the law considers the legal guardian(s) as the natural defenders of the minor's interests. On the other hand, it is necessary to analyse the place given to the position of the minor in decision-making given that between birth and 18 years of age, the increasing maturity of the almost adult child can't be ignored. This article aims at deciphering the legal and ethical aspects of this dual problematic.