Tag Archives: ethics

Withdrawing treatment from premature babies – when doctors and parents disagree

 Parents of babies born severely premature or with serious abnormalities are turning to the courts in a bid to override medical opinion to commence or continue life-sustaining treatment for their infants. It’s difficult enough for parents to witness the birth of their child with such an acute handicap; it can be incredibly confronting when they […]

Home is where the salesperson is…

  Would you say your child’s education is important to you?   It seems like a harmless enough enquiry and, when asked, what parent would not instantly agree that their child’s education is a priority?   But when it comes to the sale of educational software, obvious questions like this can be significantly more dangerous […]