First paragraph: When a child is sick and parents and doctors disagree about what to do next, who is best placed to make that decision? This is a tricky but not uncommon question – with a number of recent high-profile legal cases highlighting the limits of parents’ rights to decide what treatments should be offered.https://theconversation.com/when-doctors-and-parents-disagree-on-how-to-treat-a-sick-child-the-emotional-and-financial-costs-can-be-huge-12467