06/09/2026
When a teen with legal authority refuses life-saving care, clinicians must navigate a high-stakes intersection of capacity, confidentiality, and reproductive autonomy. This Ethics Rounds examines the case of a 15-year-old who declined treatment for an ectopic pregnancy through medical, legal, and ethical lenses. The discussion underscores a key clinical challenge: adolescents may retain broad decision-making rights, yet in moments of extreme stress may lack capacity to refuse life-saving treatment. https://bit.ly/42lJ9gI
