Deciding for imperilled newborns: medical authority or parental autonomy?

The ethical issues around decision making on behalf of infants have been illuminated by two empirical research studies carried out in Scotland. In-depth interviews with 176 medical and nursing staff and with 108 parents of babies for whom there was discussion of treatment withholding/withdrawal, gen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical ethics 2001-04, Vol.27 (2), p.104-109
Hauptverfasser:	McHaffie, Hazel E, Laing, Ian A, Parker, Michael, McMillan, John
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asphyxia Neonatorum Bioethics Children Congenital Abnormalities Decision Making Empirical ethics Empirical Research Empiricism Ethics, Medical Euthanasia, Passive Freedom Health Services Research Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Infants Intensive Care Units, Neonatal - standards Medical ethics Medical practice Medical research Newborn babies Nurses parental autonomy Parents Parents & parenting Parents - psychology Physician's Role Physicians Scotland treatment limitation Withdrawal of treatment
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