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Should Parental Refusal of Puberty-Blocking Treatment be Overridden? The Role of the Harm Principle

Lauren NotiniUniversity of Melbourne and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Correspondence[email protected]
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Rosalind McDougallUniversity of Melbourne ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3809-2575
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Ken C. PangMurdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, and The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 69-72 | Published online: 20 Feb 2019

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