{"product_id":"medical-treatment-of-children-and-the-law-9780367567446","title":"Medical Treatment of Children and the Law","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe high profile cases of Charlie Gard, Alfie Evans, and Tafida Raqeeb raised the questions as to why the state intrudes into the exercise of parental responsibility concerning the medical treatment of children and why parents may not be permitted to decide what is in the best interests of their child. This book answers these questions. It argues for a reframing of the law concerned with the medical treatment of children to one which better protects the welfare of the individual child, within the context of family relationships recognising the duties which professionals have to care for the child and that the welfare of children is a matter of public interest, protected through the intervention of the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book undertakes a rigorous critical analysis of the case law concerned with the provision of medical treatment to children since the first reported cases over forty years ago. It argues that understanding of the cases only as disputes over the best interests of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 The Changing Context for Children’s Medical Treatment Cases\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The Children Act 1989 and Responsibilities for Children’s Medical Treatment Cases\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 The Development of the Legal Framework for Children’s Medical Treatment Cases \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 The Legal Duties of Doctors to Children in Their Care \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Protecting the Interests and Welfare of Vulnerable Children \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Professional Duties and Public Responsibilities in Limitation of Life-Sustaining Treatment Cases\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 At the Frontiers of Medicine \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Professional Duties, Public Responsibilities, and State Intervention into Family Life\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017966682455,"sku":"9780367567446","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367567446.jpg?v=1750775219","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/medical-treatment-of-children-and-the-law-9780367567446","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}