title: The heartbreak of parents patriae.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Health Care Programs, Iona College, 715 North Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10801-1890, USA.
authors.forename: Vincent F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Maher
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ford
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008319:Malta / Q000208:ethnology; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000601:surgery*; D006113:United Kingdom