… a right that is the basis of our social order and legal system. In fact, the plight of the infant is …
defective infants, it is surprising that law and legal values have rarely been invoked. The law's …

… Applying this analysis to severely defective newborns, some commentators have argued that
parental failure to provide medical care constitutes medical neglect.77 These commentators…

… Yet, in this analysis, the morally relevant factor is not retardation, but rather is the burden
to the family. It should be emphasized that retardation does not necessarily result in serious …

… from a defective newborn. The Article begins by defining the term "severely defective newborn"
… Each year thousands of severely defective and deformed babies are born in this country, …

… The enforceable, legal rights of defective newborns to receive treatment against the wishes
… For purposes of this Article, his analysis has been adapted to a discussion of such interests …

… to guide such nontreatment decisions regarding defective newborns in the future. … from
defective newborn infants has received considerable public attention. Both the defective newborn …

… personal view or analyze the ethical issues of specific cases, we suggest that even if after
reflection one decides that there is a class of defective newborn infants from whom treatment …

… A thorough and clear legal review of selective nontreatment of defective newborns has been
provided by John Robertson47 and will not be treated extensively here. A few remarks will …

… is representative of the typical defective newborn situations in several … analysis of equal
protection cases. The first tier is confined to economic and social classifications in which the law …

… A short discussion of what euthanasia is is a necessary introduction to the arguments and
analysis this paper presents. The word itself is derived from two Greek words, "eu" meaning …