Best interests of the child in healthcare /
Elliston, Sarah.
Best interests of the child in healthcare / Sarah Elliston. - London : UCL, 2006. - 250 p. ; 24 cm. - Biomedical law & ethics library .
1.Setting the scene -- 2.Best interests and consent -- 3.Refusal of consent -- 4.Withholding and withdrawing treatment from infants and young children -- 5.Medical research and innovative treatment -- 6.Best interests between children: donation of tissues and organs and conjoined twins.
Decision making in respect of children and young people raises some of the most important issues for any society. This book critically examines the development of the best interests test and compares it with other, less protective, decision making standards that might be used, such as the decision being merely in the interests of the child.
9781844720422 (pbk.) : �25.00 9781844720439 (hbk.) : �49.00 9781844720422 (Paper)
Medical care--Laws and legislation--Great Britain
Children--Legal status, laws, etc--Great Britain
Child health services--Law and legislation
Children--Legal status, laws, etc
Pediatrics--Decision making
Medical ethics.
Law.
Family law
Medical & healthcare law
Jurisprudence & general issues
K3611
344.0321083 ELL
Best interests of the child in healthcare / Sarah Elliston. - London : UCL, 2006. - 250 p. ; 24 cm. - Biomedical law & ethics library .
1.Setting the scene -- 2.Best interests and consent -- 3.Refusal of consent -- 4.Withholding and withdrawing treatment from infants and young children -- 5.Medical research and innovative treatment -- 6.Best interests between children: donation of tissues and organs and conjoined twins.
Decision making in respect of children and young people raises some of the most important issues for any society. This book critically examines the development of the best interests test and compares it with other, less protective, decision making standards that might be used, such as the decision being merely in the interests of the child.
9781844720422 (pbk.) : �25.00 9781844720439 (hbk.) : �49.00 9781844720422 (Paper)
Medical care--Laws and legislation--Great Britain
Children--Legal status, laws, etc--Great Britain
Child health services--Law and legislation
Children--Legal status, laws, etc
Pediatrics--Decision making
Medical ethics.
Law.
Family law
Medical & healthcare law
Jurisprudence & general issues
K3611
344.0321083 ELL