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Is it morally justifiable to give minors the right to consent to treatment, but not the right to refuse treatment?
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May 8, 2006

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Peter Lipton
May 8, 2006 (changed May 8, 2006) Permalink

How can there be a right to consent without a right to refuse? The problem here is conceptual, not moral.

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