Parental refusals of medical treatment: The harm principle as threshold for state intervention

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 243-264

  Diekema, Douglas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Best interest; Children; Harm principle; Informed consent for minors; Medical neglect; Parental refusals; Proxy consent; Surrogate decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD WELFARE; COURT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CUSTODY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PARENTAL CONSENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIGION; STANDARDIZATION;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD CUSTODY; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MINORS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATE GOVERNMENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7244254356     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11017-004-3146-6     Document Type: Article

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