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Resuscitation of the preterm infant against parental wishes

¹ Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
² Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
³ Leicester General Hospital, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK

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Professor Paris
Department of Theology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA; john.paris{at}bc.edu

ABSTRACT
Over the past 40 years, the norms on who is to make treatment decisions for newborns, and on what standards, have been significantly altered and revised. Today the standard for treatment of newborns is the "best interest" of the child. A recent ruling of the Texas Supreme Court authorising a doctor to resuscitate a potentially viable very premature newborn over the parents’ objection is a challenge to that standard.

Keywords: resuscitation; preterm infant; parental wishes; emergent circumstances

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