Blood transfusion in children: the refusal of Jehovah’s Witness parents’
In Italy, both parents have parental responsibility; as a general principle they have the power to give or withhold consent to medical procedures on their children, including consent for blood transfusion; however these rights are not absolute and exist only to promote the welfare of children.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Open Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2018-0016 |