As a postdoctoral researcher, I was involved with the ethics of a clinical trial potentially
increasing the gestation period of very preterm foetuses. 1 A book discussing resource …

Decisions to withdraw or withhold life-sustaining treatment are contentious, and offer difficult
moral dilemmas to both medical practitioners and the judiciary. This issue is exacerbated …

This article provides a critical examination of the allocation of scarce public health care
funds in relation to extremely premature and sick neonates. Decisions to withdraw or …

When decisions to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment become public, they excite
interest and controversy. The debate is particularly intense in relation to decisions …

This article seeks to challenge the assumption that it is legitimate to consider the costs of
premature babies' future social and educational needs when deciding what treatment, if any …

The cases of Charlie Gard, Alfie Evans, Isaiah Haastrup, and Tafida Raqeeb prompted
widespread national and global media attention. Each of these cases had its own unique …

The developments and advances in medicine have created a new class of patients and
clients-the severely defective or devastated newborn. Whether to treat or withhold life …

This paper examines the few, but important legal and coronial cases concerning
withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatment from severely disabled or critically …

Sarah Elliston, a lecturer in medical law at the University of Glasgow, has produced an
accessible treatise-like work that should serve as a useful reference for British academics in …

There is an inconsistency in the ways that doctors make clinical decisions regarding the
treatment of babies born extremely prematurely. Many experts now recommend that clinical …