{"id":13352,"date":"1998-03-15T16:13:00","date_gmt":"1998-03-16T00:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13352"},"modified":"2023-01-27T16:32:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T00:32:53","slug":"refusal-of-treatment-by-an-adolescent-the-deliverances-of-different-consciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13352","title":{"rendered":"Refusal of Treatment by an Adolescent: The Deliverances of Different Consciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sally L Webb, Mary Faith Marshall, Flint Boettcher, Marty Perlmutter<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hecforum.jpg\" alt=\"HEC Forum\" class=\"wp-image-12585\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">HEC Forum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Extract<br>Introduction<br><\/strong>This paper describes and analyzes a problematic fictionalized case in health care ethics. Inherent in the case is the complex interplay between adolescent decision-making, clinical uncertainty and religious beliefs that most health care providers find alien and that challenge their professional norms. The paper examines the way the case unfolded, paying special attention to the &#8220;consciences&#8221; of the health care providers involved in the case, and ends with a few reflections on some of the conflicts of conscience that emerged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Webb SL, Marshall MF, Boettcher F, Perlmutter M. <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1023%2FA%3A1008802516670\">Refusal of Treatment by an Adolescent: The Deliverances of Different Consciences<\/a>. 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