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- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016“Best interests” verses “Rights”Show More
Thank you for highlighting this important topic that has wider implications than medicine alone. As you rightly say overt conflict is rare and there are several steps before the courts can or should become involved, but the possibilities should be considered.
I feel the key difference is whether the law is designed "in the best interests" or in terms of the "rights of the child". The arguments that follow dif...
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None declared. - Published on: 22 March 2016Determining wisdomShow More
Johnston makes an important point regarding the judging someone’s competence from the apparent wisdom of their decision. I’m struck by an interesting parallel. As an editor at ADC I see papers which discuss complex predictive tests. Examples of this might be a test to determine the likelihood of a patient surviving a disease process. These papers are submitted at various stages in their genesis.
Stage one is...
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