Judging in a Brave New World?: Adjudicating Cases of Parental Refusal on Religious Grounds to Consent to Medical Treatment

This article considers case law concerning parental refusal to consent to medical treatment of a child based on religious belief or conscience. The focus of enquiry is on three pivotal decisions of the Irish Superior Courts which will serve to chart the development of judicial reasoning in this cont...

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Main Author: Flynn, Michelle (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Journal of law, religion and state
Year: 2022, Volume: 10, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 134-163
Further subjects:B freedom of religion and conscience
B parental rights
B Medical Treatment
B balancing test
B rights of the child
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