Respecting Parent’s Cultural Beliefs or Saving Child’s Life: an Ethical Dilemma Surrounding Blood Transfusion
Open Access
- 24 January 2018
- journal article
- Published by Lupine Publishers LLC in Progressing Aspects in Pediatrics and Neonatology
- Vol. 1 (1) , 001-004
Abstract
Healthcare professionals are morally obliged to restore patients’ life while respecting patients’ values and beliefs. Though abiding both the obligations apparently appears simpleKeywords
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