eTHOS-PATHOS-LOGOS OF MEDICAL EMANCIPATION
LOgos
A minor can be medically emancipated through marriage, reaching the legal adult age of 18, entering the military, or by court order (Findlaw). However, medical emancipation laws vary in several states, where just a signing of papers can be performed without going through a lawsuit. In the Roe v Wade court case, which consisted of the abortion conflict, minors first began to gain their rights. Now, minors are seeking to become medically emancipated, where their records must be kept completely confidential.
Pathos
This poem is connected to medical emancipation and how children shouldn't grow up so fast. They should enjoy their childhood instead of wanting to be older than they really are. Choosing to be medically emancipated requires the individual to be independent and self-sufficient.
Don't Grow Up Too Fast
By Jason Bleau
I remember playing in the mud, just a kid.
Couldn't wait to grow up, until I actually did.
Back then it was easier toys and games nothing but fun
Now it's love work and drama too much needs to be done.
a skinned up knee, all it took was a band-aid and a kiss
A broken heart, time can heal but the pain still exists
In such a rush back then, just couldn't wait
To grow up and go out with a girl on a date
Miss it now I wish I could go back
I wish that time didn't fly so fast.
Cause it's a crazy world out there and it's hard to survive
When mom and dad no longer provide like they did when I was five
So this is a message to all you little kids, don't try to grow up fast
Your in the best years of your life, Have fun while it still lasts
http://allpoetry.com/poem/6485181-Dont-Grow-up--too-fast-by-Jason-Bleau
By Jason Bleau
I remember playing in the mud, just a kid.
Couldn't wait to grow up, until I actually did.
Back then it was easier toys and games nothing but fun
Now it's love work and drama too much needs to be done.
a skinned up knee, all it took was a band-aid and a kiss
A broken heart, time can heal but the pain still exists
In such a rush back then, just couldn't wait
To grow up and go out with a girl on a date
Miss it now I wish I could go back
I wish that time didn't fly so fast.
Cause it's a crazy world out there and it's hard to survive
When mom and dad no longer provide like they did when I was five
So this is a message to all you little kids, don't try to grow up fast
Your in the best years of your life, Have fun while it still lasts
http://allpoetry.com/poem/6485181-Dont-Grow-up--too-fast-by-Jason-Bleau
ETHOS
Ann Maradiegue is a professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, and has a Master in Science of Nursing. She published this article on minors' rights to medical emancipation: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/456472_5
“Although adolescents are considered to have limited decision-making capacity by many policy makers, there are occasions when adolescents can give informed consent without parental intervention” (Maradiegue).
Kristina Otterstrom is of counsel to a law firm, primarily in their Salt Lake City office. Ms. Otterstrom’s practice is concentrated in family law, as she has seen many minors filing for medical emancipation in her time as an attorney. She wrote and published this article on the topic: http://family-law.lawyers.com/childrens-rights/emancipation-youre-on-your-own-kid.html
"An emancipated child can make personal medical decisions, apply for a work permit, manage a bank account, enroll in school, and decide where to live. With all this freedom, also comes responsibility. Generally, parents are no longer obligated to provide financial support for a child who's been emancipated. For all practical purposes, once you’re emancipated, you're completely on your own" (Otterstrom).
Douglas S. Diekema, M.D., M.P.H. is the Director of Education at Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, as well as a chairman for the Institutional Review Board Committee there. He deals with pediatric bioethical decisions every day and he also contributed to this article: https://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/parent.html
"Adult patients have the moral and legal right to make decisions about their own medical care. Because young children are not able to make complex decisions for themselves, the authority to make medical decisions on behalf of a child usually falls to the child's parents" (Diekema).
Kathryn Hickey, BA, RN is an attorney who concentrates her practice mostly with general business, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, securities and life sciences. She is well versed in federal laws and legal matters such as rights to property and licensure. She wrote this document regarding medical emancipation: https://www.bhclr.edu/!userfiles/pdfs/course-materials/Minors%20Rights%20in%20Medical%20Decision%20Making.pdf
"As children grow from infancy to young adulthood, parents and guardians gradually relinquish responsibility and decision making to them, while remaining as a safety net for them. This is true for medical decision making as well. It is clear that young children lack the experience, judgment, and cognitive ability to be selfgoverning in all matters" (Hickey).
“Although adolescents are considered to have limited decision-making capacity by many policy makers, there are occasions when adolescents can give informed consent without parental intervention” (Maradiegue).
Kristina Otterstrom is of counsel to a law firm, primarily in their Salt Lake City office. Ms. Otterstrom’s practice is concentrated in family law, as she has seen many minors filing for medical emancipation in her time as an attorney. She wrote and published this article on the topic: http://family-law.lawyers.com/childrens-rights/emancipation-youre-on-your-own-kid.html
"An emancipated child can make personal medical decisions, apply for a work permit, manage a bank account, enroll in school, and decide where to live. With all this freedom, also comes responsibility. Generally, parents are no longer obligated to provide financial support for a child who's been emancipated. For all practical purposes, once you’re emancipated, you're completely on your own" (Otterstrom).
Douglas S. Diekema, M.D., M.P.H. is the Director of Education at Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, as well as a chairman for the Institutional Review Board Committee there. He deals with pediatric bioethical decisions every day and he also contributed to this article: https://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/parent.html
"Adult patients have the moral and legal right to make decisions about their own medical care. Because young children are not able to make complex decisions for themselves, the authority to make medical decisions on behalf of a child usually falls to the child's parents" (Diekema).
Kathryn Hickey, BA, RN is an attorney who concentrates her practice mostly with general business, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, securities and life sciences. She is well versed in federal laws and legal matters such as rights to property and licensure. She wrote this document regarding medical emancipation: https://www.bhclr.edu/!userfiles/pdfs/course-materials/Minors%20Rights%20in%20Medical%20Decision%20Making.pdf
"As children grow from infancy to young adulthood, parents and guardians gradually relinquish responsibility and decision making to them, while remaining as a safety net for them. This is true for medical decision making as well. It is clear that young children lack the experience, judgment, and cognitive ability to be selfgoverning in all matters" (Hickey).