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48Reasons to Amplify the Role of Parental Permission in Pediatric TreatmentAmerican Journal of Bioethics 17 (11): 6-14. 2017.Two new documents from the Committee on Bioethics of the American Academy of Pediatrics expand the terrain for parental decision making, suggesting that pediatricians may override only those parental requests that cross a harm threshold. These new documents introduce a broader set of considerations in favor of parental authority in pediatric care than previous AAP documents have embraced. While we find this to be a positive move, we argue that the 2016 AAP positions actually understate the impor…Read more
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27Making Sense of Everett’s Arrival: A Commentary on the Power of Birth NarrativesNarrative Inquiry in Bioethics 7 (3): 225-230. 2017.The birth of our daughter nearly 5 years ago went very well. But in a new city, with some experience on our side and access to a homelike natural birth center connected to a major area hospital, we thought it would be all the better when our son was born. We hadn’t dreamed that the detection of a benign arrhythmia in the baby’s heart would cascade into a situation that would not only undermine our entire birth plan, but force unwanted treatment and threats of abandonment. In this commentary, our…Read more
Jason Adam Wasserman
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
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Oakland University William Beaumont School of MedicineAssociate Professor
MI, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Applied Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Teaching Philosophy, Misc |
Areas of Interest
Applied Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Teaching Philosophy, Misc |