Why Most Bad Decisions About Vaccines Do Not Constitute Child Neglect

Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Dec;113:85-87. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.09.005. Epub 2020 Sep 17.

Authors

Erica K Salter¹, Lainie F Ross²

Affiliations

¹ Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri. Electronic address: Erica.salter@slu.edu.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

PMID: 33109430
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.09.005

No abstract available

Keywords: Child neglect; Childhood vaccines; Parental decision making; Vaccine refusal.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child Abuse / diagnosis*
Child Abuse / legislation & jurisprudence*
Child, Preschool
Humans
United States
Vaccination Refusal / legislation & jurisprudence*