Our findings suggest there is, in principle, a strong commitment among pediatric oncologists and ethicists to conventional ethical guidance, especially the harm principle. Participants emphasized the instrumental value of engaging with parents' reasons, including how exploring parents' reasons can facilitate practical strategies for resolving disagreements. Our findings also suggest there may be some role-based differences in participants' views about the value of engaging with parents' reasons.
Brown et al. (Tue,) studied this question.