States is comprised of infants who have multiple congenital anomalies. An additional 7
percent of live births, or 230,000 infants, weigh 2500 grams or less at birth and sustain high …

This is the second article in Exceptional Chil-dren during the current volume year that deals
with Public Law (PL) 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The primary …

In October 1984, a diverse group that included physicians and other health professionals,
attorneys, members of the press, ethicists, and social scientists met for two and a half days at …

In the seven years since it was passed, Public Law 94-142, The Education for All
Handicapped Act of 1975, has generated new services for handicapped children and in the …

Weir traces the history of the federal government's involvement in decisions to withhold
treatment from severely handicapped newborns that was triggered by two recent, widely …

Although in theory society has guaranteed the rights of the dependent through protective
statutes and institutions, in actual day-to-day operation, many of these protective aspects are …

by Carson Strong, PhD. on lulv 5, 1983. the United States Department of Health & Human
Services (HHS) proposed a revision of its earlier-issued “Baby Doe rules” on treatment …

Do children born with severe handicaps have a right to live, to receive the food and medical
treatment necessary for them to live, as Would a child born without handicaps? Or should …

" Today I am issuing a regulation, pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
that will open a new world of equal opportunity for more than 35 million handicapped …

Selective non-treatment decisions involving severely handicapped neonates have recently
come under renewed judicial and legislative scrutiny. In this Article, the Author examines the …