{"title":"Is it ethical for a medical practice to dismiss a family based on their decision not to have their child immunized?","authors":"Dorothy Nulty","doi":"10.1097/NHL.0b013e31823a61e5","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p> The parents' decision not to have their child immunized stirs up much controversy in the public sector and in the healthcare arena. Much debate surrounds not just the parents' choice but also the practitioner's decision to refuse care based on their refusal. This article presents a common and increasing scenario faced in pediatric practices and explores the ethical implications that it poses for the healthcare provider.</p>","PeriodicalId":80291,"journal":{"name":"JONA'S healthcare law, ethics and regulation","volume":"13 4","pages":"122-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2011-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/NHL.0b013e31823a61e5","citationCount":"6","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"JONA'S healthcare law, ethics and regulation","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NHL.0b013e31823a61e5","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The parents' decision not to have their child immunized stirs up much controversy in the public sector and in the healthcare arena. Much debate surrounds not just the parents' choice but also the practitioner's decision to refuse care based on their refusal. This article presents a common and increasing scenario faced in pediatric practices and explores the ethical implications that it poses for the healthcare provider.