Beyond resources: declining parental requests for futile treatment

The sad and difficult case of Charlie Gard, is the latest in a series of court cases in the UK when parents and doctors have disagreed about medical treatment for a child. Doctors regard the treatment as “futile” or “potentially inappropriate”. Parents, in contrast, want treatment to continue. In th...

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Príomhchruthaitheoir: Wilkinson, D
Formáid: Journal article
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Lancet 2017