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dc.contributor.author | Mallia, Pierre | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-05T09:08:04Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-05T09:08:04Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2002-05 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Mallia, P. (2002). The case of the Maltese Siamese twins : when moral arguments balance out should parental rights come into play. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 5(2), 205-209. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/33434 | - |
dc.description.abstract | In the aftermath of the case of the Maltese Siamese Twins, it is appropriate to reflect on the moral issues involved and to try to extract a few lessons relevant to parental rights, confidentiality and respect of patient rights and values where bilateral agreements between countries exist. The case was first brought to the public through the media. Under an Anglo-Maltese health agreement, the couple (from Malta’s sister island Gozo) was sent to the United Kingdom for more advice on the management of their twins as soon as it was realized they were conjoined. Upon the birth of the twins the parents, after considering the options of separation opted not to allow their daughters to be operated and to allow them both to die a natural death. The medical facts showed that one of the twins (Jodie) would survive a series of operations if her twin (Mary) were sacrificed. (The names given were fictitious and used only for media purposes.) | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Springer Netherlands | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Conjoined twins -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Hypospadias | en_GB |
dc.subject | Parents of children with disabilities | en_GB |
dc.subject | Medical ethics | en_GB |
dc.title | The case of the Maltese Siamese twins : when moral arguments balance out should parental rights come into play | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1023/A:1016062517417 | - |
dc.publication.title | Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy | en_GB |
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