Compelled Compassion Government Intervention in the Treatment of Critically Ill Newborns
In April 1982, an infant boy was born in Bloomington, Indiana, with Down syndrome and a defective, but surgically correctable, esophagus. His parents refused to consent to surgery or intravenous feeding. The hospital unsuccessfully sought a court order to force treatment, and appeals to higher court...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Totowa, NJ
Humana
1992, 1992
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1992 |
| Series: | Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics, and Society
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Life-and-Death Decisions in the Midst of Uncertainty
- Conflict, Compromise, and Symbolism: The Politics of the Baby Doe Debate
- A Legal Analysis of the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984
- Hard Cases Make Bad Law: The Legacy of the Baby Doe Controversy
- Parental Perspectives on Treatment-Nontreatment Decisions Involving Newborns with Spina Bifida
- Rationing Medicine in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Baby Doe and Me: A Personal Journey
- Baby Doe and Forgoing Life-Sustaining Treatment: Compassion, Discrimination, or Medical Neglect?
- Neonatologists, Pediatricians, and the Supreme Court Criticize the “Baby Doe” Regulations
- The Impact of the Child Abuse Amendments on Nursing Staff and Their Care of Handicapped Newborns
- Infant Care Review Committees in the Aftermath of Baby Doe
- Decision Making in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: The Impact of the 1984 Child Abuse Amendments
- Appendix: Chronology of Events Related to Passage of the 1984 Child Abuse Amendments
- Biographies