Newell (1993) argued that "..pressure for protection of children's physical integrity should be an integral part of pressure for all children's rights."[REF] .
The Committee on Bioethics of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (1997), citing the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), asserts "that every child should have the opportunity to grow and develop free from preventable illness or injury."[REF] .