Deciding for imperilled newborns: medical authority or parental autonomy?

The ethical issues around decision making on behalf of infants have been illuminated by two empirical research studies carried out in Scotland. In-depth interviews with 176 medical and nursing staff and with 108 parents of babies for whom there was discussion of treatment withholding/withdrawal, gen...

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Authors: McHaffie, E. (Author) ; Laing, A. (Author) ; Parker, Michael (Author) ; McMillan, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2001
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2001, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 104-109
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