Donating a second kidney: a tale of family and ethics.
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Biomedical subjects
L F Ross
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Religious exemptions to the immunization statutes: balancing public health and religious freedom.
Given the AAP's 1997 position statement on religious exemptions to medical care, authors consider whether failure to immunize a child is medical neglect. Although acknowledging that it is, they argue that parental decisions not to vaccinate on the basis of religious beliefs should be permitted.
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Health care decisionmaking by children. Is it in their best interest?
The argument for children's rights in health care has been long in the making. The success of this position is reflected in the 1995 American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for the role of children in health care decisionmaking, which suggest that children be given greater voice as they mature. But there are good moral and practical reasons for exercising caution in these health care situations, especially when the child and parents disagree. Parents need the moral and legal space within which to make decisions that will facilitate their child's long-term autonomy, not only her present-day autonomy. Moreover, third-party intrusion, by physicians or the state, should be resisted unless negligent and abusive decisions are in the making.
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