title: Reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Frank A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Chervenak
authors.affiliation: Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Laurence B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Brent
keywords: abandonment; best interests of the child standard; early childhood vaccination; ethics