This book is a practical guide to neonatal care aimed at senior house officers. The first
quarter of it deals with'perinatal'matters, like the high risk pregnancy, delivery room care …

On June 28, 1980, John Pearson was born in Derby City hospital in England. Four hours
after his birth. Dr. Leonard Arthur learned that his parents did not wish him to survive on …

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

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO EXAMINE THE ethical questions a) of letting
defective newboms die by omitting or withdrawing their treatment, and b) of terminating their …

• In May of 1981, Siamese twins were born to a physician and his wife in Danville, Illinois."
The infants, joined below the waist, were denied medical treatment and nourishment by …

Prometheus Books Buffalo, New York, I978 Increasing control over living and dying has
brought great benefits, but it has also created moral and ethical problems of great …

Prometheus Books Buffalo, New York, I978 Increasing control over living and dying has
brought great benefits, but it has also created moral and ethical problems of great …

The question of whether or not doctors should prescribe and perform extraordinary medical
measures in treating defective newborns has perplexed the medical profession for years …

Over the past fifty years, medical science has made tremendous advances in preserving and
prolonging human life. 1 These advances have raised serious questions about the validity of …

This book was written by two non-medical authors, one of whom, Gustaitis, isa professionl
journalist and the other a chaplain and senior lecturer in medical ethics in the Stanford …