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Robert H. Blank

Compelled Compassion

Government Intervention in the Treatment of Critically Ill Newborns

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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 courts also failed. The child, identified as Baby Doe by the news media, subsequently died. The events in Bloomington became the catalyst for action by the Reagan administration, the courts, and Congress that culminated in a federal policy that makes failure to treat newborns with disabilities a form of child neglect. This book centers on the public pol… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Caplan, Arthur L. / Merrick, Janna C.
  • ISBN: 978-1-4612-6749-2
  • EAN: 9781461267492
  • Produktnummer: 15408665
  • Verlag: Humana Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
  • Seitenangabe: 352 S.
  • Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.5 cm x D1.8 cm 534 g
  • Auflage: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 534

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