Annagrazia ALTAVILLA, Chair of TEDDY, has been appointed as consultant/expert of the Council of Europe – Bioethics Division, within the new DH -BIO Strategic Action Plan on Human Rights and Technologies in Biomedicine (2020-2025). This plan provides specific considerations on children and paediatric population, underlining that important human rights challenges are also emerging through established practices in the field of biomedicine. Changes in the perception of the decision-making capacity in children are prompting reconsideration of the balance between protection and respect for autonomy. One of the main objectives of this plan is to strengthening children’s participation in the decision-making process on matters regarding their health. To this aim a “Guide to good practice concerning the participation of children in the decision-making process on matters regarding their health” will be developed. The first step is to explore provisions, guidelines, experiences and practices across the Council of Europe Member States. TEDDY Network will be called to strongly support this initiative.
