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A Toddler Is Seriously Injured and the Only Way to Save

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A toddler is seriously injured and the only way to save her life is to give her a blood transfusion. Her Jehovah's Witness parents refuse because the procedure is explicitly forbidden by their faith. The physicians proceed with the transfusion and save the girl's life and the parents sue the physicians and the hospital by claiming _______ was violated.


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True Probability

The actual likelihood of an event occurring, often contrasted with estimated probabilities derived from models or assumptions.

Subjective Probabilities

The individual's personal judgment or estimate of the likelihood of an event occurring, based on their own knowledge and experience.

Event

An occurrence or happening, especially one of significance.

Law of Small Numbers

A cognitive bias that leads people to make unjustified conclusions based on limited data.

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