The final and most compelling chapter,“Who Decides?”, looks at the potential conflict
between families, physicians, government, and laws. Drs. Singer and Kuhse make an …

Drs Kuhse and Singer have written a forthright and logically argued statement in support of
what has been called the'selective treatment'of severely disabled infants. Unlike many other …

Drs Kuhse and Singer have written a forthright and logically argued statement in support of
what has been called the'selective treatment'of severely disabled infants. Unlike many other …

Severely handicapped newborns often require life-sustaining medical treatment immediately
after birth. Recent reports have indicated that parents and/or physicians occasionally decide …

The article stresses the need to enhance laws about disabled children in the US Topics
mentioned include the definition of euthanasia, the factors that need to consider to …

R McMillan, HR Engelhardt, S Spicker, editors, 313 pages, Netherlands,£ 42.75, Kluwer
Academic Publishing Group, 1987 This thought-provoking book is a collection of essays …

T he treatment of severely handicapped newborns was, for a long time, an issue of concern
only to medical practitioners and involved parents. Recently, however, it has drawn the …

R McMillan, HR Engelhardt, S Spicker, editors, 313 pages, Netherlands,£ 42.75, Kluwer
Academic Publishing Group, 1987 This thought-provoking book is a collection of essays …

For most families, the birth of a child is a joyous occasion. Approximately 93 percent of all
births result in normal infants; each year, however, some 250,000 children are born with …

Ethical decisions are involved in life and death decisions for severely handicapped infants.
Although it has become common practice for physicians not to treat severely handicapped …