Citation

Jones D, Dickenson D, Devereux J. J. Med. Ethics 1994; 20(2): 108-111.

Affiliation

Park Hospital, Oxford.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8083871

PMCID

PMC1376436

Abstract

This case conference concerns a child who has been in care following a diagnosis of emotional abuse and a serious incident of physical abuse. She wants to return home again, and her parents, who had previously scapegoated her, now blame the family's previous ills on her sister instead. The Children Act 1989 gives considerable weight to the child's wishes, but what if the child returns home and is re-abused? In this case conference a child psychiatrist, a philosopher and a lawyer discuss the issues of clinicians' responsibilities, moral luck, and child care law.

Language: en