Abstract:
The child's right to health is a priority, and the parents are the ones who are
responsible for the proper care of the child. However, in the medical practice of the Republic
of Moldova, multiple cases were recorded when the parents' decisions to refuse medical
assistance for the child put at risk the child`s benefit and health. Parental refusal in relation to
medical assistance are recorded in various situations, starting with the issue of child
vaccination, hospitalization or treatment with antibiotics, blood transfusion, as well as nonacceptance of invasive interventions. A study carried out in 2020 within the School of Public
Health Management identified how serious the phenomenon of parental resistance is in
medical institutions in our country. The majority of respondents stated that there is a need to
develop concrete intervention tools that would allow them to be much more decisive in
situations of parental resistance, in order to protect the child's right to health. There is a need
for a radical revision and the inclusion of some rigorous changes in the Law of Child Rights
(338/1994), which is outdated by social realities, contains imperfect provisions and requires
adjustment to international standards in the field.