This viewpoint explores the recommendation to introduce mandatory reporting from recent report into case of Malachi Subecz, a child who was killed by his caregiver. I argue that this policy would have unintended consequences. It is likely flood system with low risk cases, which could make identification high cases more difficult. reduces focus on prevention; intensifies resources and power with...

CONTEXT Laws requiring mandatory reporting of domestic violence to police exist in 4 states. Controversy exists about the risks and benefits of such laws. OBJECTIVE To examine attitudes of female emergency department patients toward mandatory reporting of domestic violence injuries to police and how these attitudes may differ by abuse status. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Cross-sectiona...

Medical ethics is a realm where four important subjects of philosophy, medicine, theology and law are covered. Physicians and philosophers cooperation in this area will have great efficiency in the respective ethical rules formation. In addition to respect the autonomy of the patient, physician's obligation is to ensure that the medical intervention has benefit for the patient and the harm is m...

Mid-Winter Meeting (Family Law: Medical and Counselling Records panel). Thanks are extended to my co-panellists, the Honourable Mr. Justice Peter Martin and Ms. Danielle Aubry, Executive Director of Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse, and to the anonymous reviewer for this Journal, for their helpful comments. Wayne N. Renke is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Al...

OBJECTIVES This study examines abused women's preferences regarding medical clinician reporting of intimate partner abuse injuries to police. It also examines the influence of specific demographic factors on abused women's reporting preferences. METHODS Telephone interviews were conducted with a random sample of women patients attending one of three public primary care clinics associated with...

© 2004 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors We applaud the Executive of the Section on Emergency Medicine of the Ontario Medical Association for their call to action. We support many of the points made in their position statement but ultimately believe that a law for the mandatory reporting of gunshot wounds will do more harm than good. Ovens describes the support the position statemen...