Parental rights, child welfare, and public health: the case of PKU screening

R.R. Faden, N.A. Holtzman and A.J. Chwalow

American Journal of Public Health, 1982, vol. 72, issue 12, 1396-1400

Abstract: The right of parents to refuse consent for phenylketonuria (PKU) screening is discussed in terms of moral justifications. The authors take the position that the primary function of a parental consent requirement is to protect children's welfare. In the case of PKU screening, the intervention poses minimal risk of harm while refusal of screening poses a significant risk to the child. Therefore, the principle of preventing harm overrides the parental right to refuse PKU screening.

Date: 1982
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