title: "In God we trust": when parents refuse medical treatment for their children based upon their sincere religious beliefs.
authors.forename: Laura M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Plastine
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002834:Christian Science; D002835:Christianity; D002961:Civil Rights; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D003416:Criminal Law; D003643:Death; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D033221:Jehovah's Witnesses; D033222:Judicial Role; D007603:Jurisprudence; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice; D008602:Mental Healing; D009369:Neoplasms; D010290:Parents; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D011379:Prognosis; D012067:Religion; D012306:Risk; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013219:State Government; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014481:United States; D026712:Value of Life; D014947:Wounds and Injuries
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations