Gross negligence manslaughter and doctors: ethical concerns following the case of Dr Bawa-Garba. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Gross negligence manslaughter and doctors: ethical concerns following the case of Dr Bawa-Garba. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published September 2018

Gross negligence manslaughter and doctors: ethical concerns following the case of Dr Bawa-Garba.

Samanta A, Samanta J. J Med Ethics. 2018 Sep 5; [Epub ahead of print].

The identification of medical mistakes as criminal acts is complicated. This commentary reviews a high-profile incident involving missed and untreated sepsis that resulted in the death of a child to illustrate ethical dilemmas associated with criminalizing care failures.

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