Rawls and the refusal of medical treatment to children

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-153

  Robert MacDougall, D ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Freedom of conscience; Freedom of religion; Jehovah's witness; Paternalism; Rawls

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSCIENCE; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; FREEDOM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; JEHOVAH'S WITNESS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATERNALISM; POLITICS; RELIGION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

CHILD; CONSCIENCE; ETHICAL THEORY; FREEDOM; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATERNALISM; POLITICS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 77949434582     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhq006     Document Type: Article

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