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When parents disagree with doctors on a child's treatment, who should have the final say?

  • Written by Rosalind McDougall, Research Fellow in Ethics, University of Melbourne
imageParents’ role as medical decision-makers is sometimes questioned when they don't choose the recommended treatment for their child.from shutterstock.com

Doctors and parents sometimes disagree about a child’s medical treatment. As the recent case of six-year-old boy Oshin Kiszko highlights, some disagreements between doctors and parents...

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