Table 3

 Ethnicity and parents agreeing to or refusing withdrawal of life sustaining treatment (n = 39)

EthnicityAgreed (n = 28)Refused (n = 11)
Values in parentheses are percentages.
White13 (87)2 (13)
Black African7 (54)6 (46)
Afro-Caribbean4 (80)1 (20)
Jewish12
Indian subcontinent30