Engelsk titel: While we await a new method of determining the age of young asylum seekers
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Författare:
Aarseth, Svein
;
Tönsaker, Stine Kathrin
Email: svein.aarseth@vikenfiber.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 19
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 18040055
Sammanfattning
The Norwegian Medical Association and the Medical Ethics Council advise doctors against participating in the age assessment of young asylum seekers. Current methods are insufficiently accurate, and it is difficult to safeguard the principles of voluntary participation and informed consent. Age is crucial with regard to rights and the further process, and methods of determining age should only be used if they are accurate. Such methods are not available to us today.