AAP Policy Statements
This list includes some AAP policies and clinical or technical reports which may be of interest to pediatricians who are interested in ethical issues. It is not intended to be comprehensive but you may use the AAP Policy Finder (www.aappolicy.org) to search for other policies. The dates, although not comprehensive, indicate publication, revision or retirement. The retired ones are marked as such. The order is alphabetical by title.
AAP Principles Concerning Retail-Based Clinics - 2006
The Adolescent's Right to Confidential Care When Considering Abortion - 1996
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Medical Malpractice - 2006
Appropriate Boundaries in the Pediatrician-Family-Patient Relationship - 1999
Care of the Adolescent Sexual Assault Victim - 2008
Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children - 2006
Communicating With Children and Families: From Everyday Interactions to Skill in Conveying
Distressing Information – 2008
Confidentiality in Adolescent Health Care - 1989 & 1993
A Consensus Statement on Health Care Transitions for Young Adults with Special Care Needs -2002
Consent by Proxy for Nonurgent Pediatric Care - 2003
Consent for Emergency Medical Services for Children and Adolescents - 2003
Considerations Related to the Use of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone in Children - 1997
Contraception and Adolescents – 1999 & 2007 revision
Cord Blood Banking for Potential Future Transplantation - 2007
Corporal Punishment in School - 2006
Culturally Effective Pediatric Care: Implications for Education and Health Policy - 2004
Death of a Child in the Emergency Room - 2005
Disclosure Status of Illness to Children and Adolescents with HIV Infection - 2005, 2008
Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in School -2000
Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders for Pediatric Patients Who Require Anesthesia and Surgery - 2004, 2008
Emergency Contraception - 2005
Ensuring Culturally Effective Pediatric Care: Implications for Education and Health Policy - 1999, 2008
Ethical Considerations in Research with Socially Identifiable Populations - 2004, 2008
Ethical Issues with Genetic Testing in Pediatrics - 2001, 2005, 2008
Ethics and the Care of Critically Ill Infants and Children - 1996
Failure to Thrive as a Manifestation of Child Abuse – 2005, 2008
Female Genital Mutilation - 1998
Fetal Therapy-Ethical Considerations - retired 2007
Forgoing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment in Abused Children - 2000, 2007
Guidelines for the Ethical Conduct of Studies to Evaluate Drugs in Pediatric Populations - 2005
Guidelines for Expert Witness Testimony in Medical Malpractice Litigation - 2002
Guidelines on Forgoing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment - 2004, 2008
Helping Children and Families Deal with Divorce and Separation - 2002
High-Deductible Health Plans -2007
Human Embryo Research - 2001, 2005, 2009
Infants with Anencephaly as Organ Sources: Ethical Considerations -reaffirmed 2007
Informed Consent, Parental Permission, and Assent in Pediatric Practice - 2007
Introduction to the Newborn Screening Fact Sheets - published 2006
The Initiation or Withdrawal of Treatment for High-Risk Newborns - 2007
Informed Consent, Parental Permission, and Assent in Pediatric Practice - 2007
Institutional Ethics Committees - 2001, 2004, 2008
Minors as Living Solid-Organ Donors - 2008
Newborn Screening Expands: Recommendations for Pediatricians and Medical Homes - Implications
for the System - 2008
Nondiscrimination in Pediatric Health Care – 2001 & 2007 revision
Noninitiation or Withdrawal of Intensive Care for High Risk Newborns - 2007
Palliative Care for Children - 2000, 2007
Patient & Family Centered Care of Children in the Emergency Department - 2008
Patient Safety in the Pediatric Emergency Care Setting - 2007
Pediatric Organ Donation and Transplantation - 2002, 2008
The Pediatrician and Childhood Bereavement - 2000, 2004
Perinatal Care at the Threshold of Viability - 2002
Preservation of Fertility in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients with Cancer – 2008
Planning for Children Whose Parents are Dying of HIV/AIDS - 1999, 2005
Prevention of Medication Errors in the Pediatric Inpatient Setting - reaffirmed 2007
Prevention of Human Papillomavirus Infection: Provisional Recommendations for Immunization of
Females with Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine -2007
Principles of Child Health Care Financing - 2003
Privacy Protection of Health Information: Patient Rights and Pediatrician Responsibilities - retired 2006
Professional Liability Coverage for Residents and Fellows - 2000
Professionalism in Pediatrics - 2007
Professionalism in Pediatrics: Statement of Principles - 2007
Recognizing and Responding to Medical Neglect - 2007
Reducing the Risk of HIV Infection Associated with Illicit Drug Use - 2006
Religious Objections to Medical Care - 1997, 2007
Responding to Parental Refusals of Immunization of Children - 2005, 2008
Role of Schools in Combating Illicit Substance Abuse - 2007
SCHIP Achievements, Challenges and Policy Recommendations -2007
Scope of Health Care Benefits for Children From Birth Through Age 21 - 2006
Sterilization of Minors With Developmental Disabilities - 1999, 2007
Testing for Drugs of Abuse in Children and Adolescents - 2006
Toward Transparent Clinical Policies - 2008
Underinsurance of Adolescents: Recommendations for Improved Coverage of Preventive, Reproductive, and
Behavioral Health Care Services - 2009 
When Is Lack of Supervision Neglect? - published 2006
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