title: Conjoined twins: the conflict between parents and the courts over the medical treatment of children.
authors.affiliation: University of Denver, Graduate School of International Studies, USA.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tierney
mesh_terms: D000757:Anencephaly; D003657:Decision Making; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D033222:Judicial Role; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018447:Medical Futility; D033242:Minors; D010290:Parents; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012067:Religion; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000601:surgery*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence