1st Edition
Medical Treatment of Children and the Law Beyond Parental Responsibilities
By Jo Bridgeman
Copyright 2021
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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The high profile cases of Charlie Gard, Alfie Evans, and Tafida Raqeeb raised the questions as to why the state intrudes into the exercise of parental responsibility concerning the medical treatment of children and why parents may not be permitted to decide what is in the best interests of their child. This book answers these questions. It argues for a reframing of the law concerned with the... Read more
1 The Changing Context for Children’s Medical Treatment Cases
2 The Children Act 1989 and Responsibilities for Children’s Medical Treatment Cases
3 The Development of the Legal Framework for Children’s Medical Treatment Cases
4 The Legal Duties of Doctors to Children in Their Care
5 Protecting the Interests and Welfare of Vulnerable Children
6 Professional Duties and Public Responsibilities in Limitation of Life-Sustaining Treatment Cases
7 At the Frontiers of Medicine
8 Professional Duties, Public Responsibilities, and State Intervention into Family Life
Biography
Jo Bridgeman is Professor of Healthcare Law and Feminist Ethics at the University of Sussex, UK.
