Matthew Hickey was a guest on “The Checkup” (a health law podcast by Barry.Nilsson) to discuss the parens patriae jurisdiction and the circumstances in which the court will make orders permitting the treatment of children against the wishes of the child or their parents.
Topics covered include:
> when court orders are necessary to authorise the medical treatment of a child
> how courts become involved
> what factors they consider in reaching a decisi
The podcast is available here.
