Child Abuse and Neglect  

Oleh:

Levi, Benjamin H.

Jenis: Article from Books - E-Book
Dalam koleksi: The Cambridge Textbook of Bioethics, page 132-140.
Topik: Child Abuse; Neglect; Ethical
Fulltext: Child Abuse and Neglect.pdf (305.14KB)

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A six-year-old girl and her older sister are brought by their father to be evaluated for a history of cough, runny nose, and low-grade fever. In addition to signs of a cold, the physician notes that the girl’s nasal bridge is quite swollen and bruised. When asked what happened, she innocently shrugs her shoulders, and her father’s only conjecture is that since she sleepwalks she might have bumped into something. The father sits impatiently, but as questioning progresses becomes increasingly defensive, at one point angrily declaring ‘‘we don’t beat our kids, if that’s what you’re asking.’’ Further complicating the situation is information from several nurses that this family is ‘‘on the brink’’ both socially and ?nancially, and that additional stress is likely ‘‘to blow this family apart.’’

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