Includes bibliographical references and index.

Parental responsibility in fear and trembling -- The duty to care -- Pediatric paternalism -- Representing patients -- Basic interests -- A fighter, doing God's will: technologically tethered, retaining fluids, on steroids, sedated, and four years old -- Respecting Jackson Bales's religious refusal: on what grounds? -- Ericka's sepsis, Lia's convulsions, and cultural differences -- (Properly) marginalized altruism: screening organ donations from strangers -- The politics and ethics of a hospital ethics committee -- Ethical issues in pediatric research -- Conclusion: on liberal care.

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