The Right To Disown Minors

Parents that are going through a marriage breakdown, divorce and separation can be stressful for all involved particularly the children/young person. They can become emotionally withdrawn and suffer a lack of confidence which can create low self esteem. Due to family upheaval, they may lose focus in their own abilities and suffer mentally. Similarly, children

All Children and young people in your care should be treated with the same respect and have the same rights and access to

When the children are incapable, nurses have moral responsibility to assist parents in decision making in the children's best interest. "Substituting an adult judgement of what is in a child’s best interest is not necessarily equivalent with the child’s best interest (Coyne and Harder, 2011)." Acting in a child’s best interest requires parents and health professionals to take children's view seriously and give priority consideration to the impact of their decisions on children (Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC). The adults have responsibilities towards their children to enable them in making decision but they do not have rights to make decision for their children (Lowden, 2002). Children should not be viewed as property. The first step in protecting the rights of children as outlined in the CRC is to view them as citizens (Van Daalen-Smith, 2010). When parents claim that the child belongs to them, they are establishing an ownership notion. Children should be respected as active contributor not as passive recipient of the health care (Maconochie and McNeill, 2010). Therefore, parental role in decision making for their children should be complementary not

Unless the child is at risk of harm, a child should not be taken from their family without family’s agreement

No-one deserves to be abused, be that physically, emotionally or sexually and the same rules apply that no child or young person should be subjected to neglect. It is every child’s right to live without fear of harm or abuse.

Changes to family circumstances can have a profound effect on children. Separation or Divorce can leave the child with a sense of bereavement, like they have lost one of their parents. They may feel angry or confused and worried about what will happen to them in the future. They may also feel that they are in some way to blame for the family breakdown so carry a burden of guilt. These negative emotions may lead to a lack of concentration at school, or exhibits themselves as withdrawn or aggressive behaviours.

“Guardianship may be necessary to protect a person with mental disorders who lacks the capacity to care for himself but it may potentially abuse the person's civil rights and autonomy and should therefore be implemented only as a last resource.” (Melamed, Y., Doron, I., & Shnitt, D. 2007)This was a baby, who had no voice, had no one to fight for him, the people who were supposed to stand up for him literally gave up on him the moment he was born. The hospital obviously saw that they were not acting in the best interest of the child. They could have sought out social workers or legal counsel in order to fight for the baby. As healthcare managers, you have to take risks and make these hard decisions and no one did this for Baby Boy Doe. I would have rathered fought for the child within the legal system, sought out other family members and social workers, rather than sit back and watch him through a long and painful

This Rights model, more specifically Ashley’s human rights is very present in the article. It could be argued that she doesn’t need or require the treatment to medically improve her life. The Equal and Human Rights Commission (2008) suggest that human rights are the freedoms that we are all entitled to as a result of our shared humanity. I understand that she is unable to speak and is unlikely to have the mental capacity to make that decision but does that automatically transfer that decision to her parents? The United Nations Convention on the Rights for a Child (1989) plays an important part of the Rights model for this text as I feel it both supports and opposes the parent’s actions. Article 23 concentrates on children’s disability by stating that ‘Children who have any kind of disability have the right to special care and support, as well as all the rights in the Convention, so that they can live full and independent lives.’ This could support Ashley’s parent’s’ motives. However, Article 3 states ‘The best interests of children must be the primary concern in making decisions that may affect them. All adults should do what is best for children. When adults make decisions, they should think about how their decisions will affect children.’ In this case are the parents doing what’s best for Ashley or themselves? This is a good example where the Rights model can get itself in a twist!

Should the death penalty be given to minors? The two groups against this issue, are the religious and medical groups. They believe they are too young to know what they have done. The medical groups believe adolescents are less developed than adults and should not be held to the same standards. . The opposing side, held mostly by state officials, feel if they are old enough to commit the crime they, old enough to get the punishment, including death.

When 15-year-old Gerald Gault was on probation, he and a friend made ‘obscene comments’ in a telephone call made to a female neighbor. At the hearing, Gerald had no counsel. On top of that, the victim, the neighbor, was not present, and there was no evidence presented. He was found guilty and sent to a training school. Personally, I think that the trial was really in violation of due process rights. From what I have learned in the past, all suspects have access to an attorney, and they have a right to be able to face the victim in their trial. Having Gerald adjudicated delinquent and sending to a training school was unfair to him. He had an unfair trial, and therefore should have had the option to be retried with the victim and an attorney present.

In Chapter two, it discusses the separation of juveniles from the criminal justice system. It really stood out to me that there were different groups and programs to help separate the youth. Those groups were the Chicago Boy's Court and Youth Counsel Bureau. The Chicago Boy's Court used community service groups such as a Catholic Church agency, a predominantly Protestant agency, a Jewish Social Service, and the Colored Big Brothers. This really helped the youth because they were released into their supervision. It also helped because the groups would evaluate the individual’s behavior over time and report back to the court. If the youth made satisfactory progress then the individual would be released without a record. The Youth Counsel Bureau

Everyone has priviacy rights it shouldn't matter how young or old you are. In the episode "Arkangel" in the series Black Mirror; we are introduced to Marie and Sara a young mother and daughter. After a losing her child at a park Marie decides to put her child in the "Arkangel" program in hopes of keeping her save as possible. I think Marie should of passed on the program just because one incidente occured dosen't mean it will happen again. Instead of getting the Arkangel program, Marie should have talked to Sara about what happened like every other parent would have, and told her not to wander off alone. The best time for a child to learn right from wrong is when they're young; when their brain is still developing.

Parents or guardians who fail to supervise their children could result in high amounts of immoral behavior. The child feels as if they are not being watched or censored into doing the “right” things then they basically do not know their rights from wrongs. Children that behave this way usually have made it a habit by the time they reach their early teenage years. If the parent or guardian has been careless when it comes to caring and nurturing for the child then it will be hard for the child to break this habit. In situations like these, the minor has been exposed to such a bad lifestyle, it could be too late to turn it around. Transfer laws would benefit this situation in a many positive ways, because if the child commits a heinous crime then they would be tried as an adult. The minor being tried as an adult would open up their eyes and show them what they are doing could result in retribution. Families also affect the way the child acts because they are too strict or erratic. Some underage individuals feel like they are trapped because they have little to no freedom. Most parents or guardians are strict on their children because they are scared of what could happen to them or

For the most part, parents have the best interest of their children at heart. However, there are unfortunately many cases throughout the United States where parents are unable to, for one reason or another, take care of their children. Sometimes, this can be seen as a health issue of the parents. Sometimes, parents are unable to raise their children well due to physical, financial, and/or emotional issues. Other times, parents do not have the best interests of their children in mind and can be neglectful or abusive to them. In these circumstances, the state may become involved and step into

parenting have their advantages and disadvantages. There are ethical and unethical issues when it comes