Charlie Gard Symposium in Journal of Medical Ethics

The July 2018 issue 44(7) of the Journal of Medical Ethics focuses on the Charlie Gard case. I contributed a guest editorial: "Charlie Gard’s five months in court: better dispute resolution mechanisms for medical futility disputes." Other articles include: Hard lessons: learning from the Charlie Gard case - Dominic Wilkinson, Julian Savulescu Approaches to parental demand for non-established medical treatment: reflections on the Charlie Gard case - John J Paris, Brian M Cummings, Michael P Moreland, Jason N Batten Charlie Gard and the weight of parental rights to seek experimental treatment - Giles Birchley Ethical implications of medical crowdfunding: the case of Charlie Gard - Gabrielle Dressler, Sarah A Kelly Voices of moral authority: parents, doctors and what will actually help - Richard David William Hain Why Charlie Gard’s parents should have been the decision-makers about their son’s best interests - Raanan Gillon A threshold of significant harm (f)or a viable alternative therapeutic option? - Jo Bridgeman Clinic, courtroom or (specialist) committee: in the best interests of the critically Ill child? - Richard Huxtable Charlie Gard: in defence of the lawEditor's Choice - Eliana Close, Lindy Willmott, Benjamin P White
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