The question about the “innocent pain or suffering” has always been present among people. However, it is extremely difficult to answer this question adequately. Moreover, the difficulty intensifies when the question refers to the mystery of suffering in an innocent neonate, an infant or a child. In an attempt to elaborate on such a problematic topic, this paper discusses three following bioethical issues: 1. the biological sense of pain, its definitions and etiology; 2 pain in children: misconceptions and basic distinctions; 3. the ethical and operational responsibility in the holistic approach to the problem of pain in children.
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Vol. 46 No. 1 (2013)
Published: 2021-01-30
English
Język Polski