The main purpose of this paper (1) is to draw attention to a gap between the principles of
Common Law and the principles accepted by many leading medical practitioners on the …

Among those who have defended a policy of selective non-treatmentof defective newborns,
none have been as forceful or direct in stating and defending their views as have Duff and …

Tragic choices are often involved in the management of a newborn with serious birth
defects. Historically, these choices have been made by parents, physicians, and frequently …

Ethical issues are examined that involve withholding medical treatment from severely
handicapped infants. Although current laws do not sanction euthanasia, severely …

This paper examines some of the arguments advanced and acted upon by doctors
concerned in decisions about whether severely handicapped patients should live or die. It …

I will argue that there are difficulties with the application of the four principles approach to
incompetent children. The most important principle–respect for autonomy–is not directly …

The moral justification for withholding vitally necessary medical treatment from defective
newborn infants is examined. It is argued that these infants have essentially the same rights …

ERIC - EJ139421 - Medical Ethics and the Hopelessly Ill Child, Journal of Pediatrics, 1976
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Suffering patients (when able), grieving families and compassionate physicians have always
sought the least detrimental alternative while deciding care in the face of tragedy. Modern …

The authors are members of the British Association Committee on Social Concern and
Biological Advances. Following earlier discussions of legal and social problems arising from …