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Ethics, Conflict and Medical Treatment for Children - From disagreement to dissensus (Paperback)
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Ethics, Conflict and Medical Treatment for Children - From disagreement to dissensus (Paperback)
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What should happen when doctors and parents disagree about what
would be best for a child? When should courts become involved?
Should life support be stopped against parents' wishes? The case of
Charlie Gard, reached global attention in 2017. It led to
widespread debate about the ethics of disagreements between doctors
and parents, about the place of the law in such disputes, and about
the variation in approach between different parts of the world. In
this book, medical ethicists Dominic Wilkinson and Julian Savulescu
critically examine the ethical questions at the heart of disputes
about medical treatment for children. They use the Gard case as a
springboard to a wider discussion about the rights of parents, the
harms of treatment, and the vital issue of limited resources. They
discuss other prominent UK and international cases of disagreement
and conflict. From opposite sides of the debate Wilkinson and
Savulescu provocatively outline the strongest arguments in favour
of and against treatment. They analyse some of the distinctive and
challenging features of treatment disputes in the 21st century and
argue that disagreement about controversial ethical questions is
both inevitable and desirable. They outline a series of lessons
from the Gard case and propose a radical new 'dissensus' framework
for future cases of disagreement. This new book critically examines
the core ethical questions at the heart of disputes about medical
treatment for children. The contents review prominent cases of
disagreement from the UK and internationally and analyse some of
the distinctive and challenging features around treatment disputes
in the 21st century. The book proposes a radical new framework for
future cases of disagreement around the care of gravely ill people.
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