Ethical Question on Parental Consent
Hello,
I was thinking about 2 different situations revolving around parental consent and how physicians are expected to respond. Assume child is under 10 and does not have decision making capacity.
1) Child diagnosed with acute lymphoma. Determined that if child does not get blood transfusion, child will die. Parents are Jehovah witnesses and refuse treatment -->
Normally, physician is expected to respect their religious beliefs bc forcing transfusion constitutes assault.
2) Child...
Ethical Question on Parental Consent
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: imxpandanese Source Type: forums
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