Parents May Not Refuse Medical Care For Child

Parents - Ethics, conflict and medical treatment for …

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Do Patients Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment?

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Informed Consent. The right to refuse treatment goes hand in hand with …

Limiting Parents' Rights in Medical Decision Making

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/limiting-parents-rights-medical-decision-making/2006-10

When Can Parents Deny Medical Care to Children - Lawinfo

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However, this legal right to refuse medical care does not extend to their children if it endangers the child's welfare. Under the law, children are entitled to protection and …

Medical Neglect of a Child | LegalMatch

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For example, the parent may face criminal child abuse charges, which may then result in criminal fines and possible jail time. In …

Parental refusals of medical treatment: the harm principle as

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Parental authority is not absolute, however, and when a parent acts contrary to the best interests of a child, the state may intervene. The best interests standard is the threshold …

Children's Medical Treatment and Parents Beliefs

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Courts may be more likely to step in if the treatment that parents are refusing for their child is well-established, such as insulin for diabetes or antibiotics for meningitis. “You can’t have ...

Overriding Parental Decision to Withhold Treatment

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/overriding-parental-decision-withhold-treatment/2003-08

7 Thus, the court concluded that (1) where the need for life-sustaining medical treatment is or becomes an emergency while a nonterminally ill child is under a physician's care, and (2) where the …

When Can a Parent Deny Medical Treatment for a Minor Child?

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A parent who denies his or her child necessary medical care could face the following consequences: · Loss of custody. The state may find that the parent is neglecting the …

Pa. Parents Refused Medical Care for Sick Daughter

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Pennsylvania parents who said their 2-year-old daughter’s death was “God’s will” were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Friday after refusing to seek medical care for the child ...