Which infants should live? On the usefulness and limitations of Robert Weir's selective nontreatment of handicapped newborns
LR Churchill - Social Science & Medicine, 1985 - Elsevier
The moral dilemmas of selective nontreatment of handicapped newborns have been widely
discussed in the United States since the early 1970s. Weir's book is the first systematic …
discussed in the United States since the early 1970s. Weir's book is the first systematic …
Selecting neonatal ethics
JE Frader - Social Science & Medicine, 1985 - Elsevier
Nontreatment of handicapped newborns has disturbed American society, prompting heated
debate and new attempts by government at regulation. Robert Weir's new book reviews the …
debate and new attempts by government at regulation. Robert Weir's new book reviews the …
Selective nontreatment of handicapped newborns: A critical essay
AF Kohrman - Social Science & Medicine, 1985 - Elsevier
The neonatal intensive care unit is the site of some of the most dramatic technology,
complex decision-making and costly activity in the current range of medical institutions …
complex decision-making and costly activity in the current range of medical institutions …
Selective nontreatment of handicapped newborns: Moral dilemmas in neonatal medicine
RF Weir - 1984 - philpapers.org
Who decides, and on what basis, how to treat a child with severe birth defects? Any
decisions made on such cases are painful and complex, and have far-reaching …
decisions made on such cases are painful and complex, and have far-reaching …
Deciding the care of severely malformed or dying infants.
AG Campbell - Journal of medical ethics, 1979 - jme.bmj.com
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 …
sought the least detrimental alternative while deciding care in the face of tragedy. Modern …
[PDF][PDF] Review of Selective Nontreatment of Handicapped Newborns by Robert Weir
S Beckman - 1985 - core.ac.uk
In April 1982, a Down's syndrome baby starved to death in a Bloomington, Indiana hospital
when his parents refused consent to operate on his blocked esophagus. 1 Court battles and …
when his parents refused consent to operate on his blocked esophagus. 1 Court battles and …
Selective Nontreatment of Handicapped Newborns
PC FERRY - American Journal of Diseases of Children, 1985 - jamanetwork.com
Some 15 years ago, I was asked by my department chairman to teach a course on" Ethical
Dilemmas in Pediatrics." At that time there were few reference sources available, particularly …
Dilemmas in Pediatrics." At that time there were few reference sources available, particularly …
Ethical issues in withholding care from severely handicapped infants
L Cohen - Journal of the Association for the Severely …, 1981 - journals.sagepub.com
Ethical issues are examined that involve withholding medical treatment from severely
handicapped infants. Although current laws do not sanction euthanasia, severely …
handicapped infants. Although current laws do not sanction euthanasia, severely …
Treatment or involuntary euthanasia for severely handicapped newborns: Issues of philosophy and public policy
TH Powell, JM Aiken… - Journal of the Association …, 1981 - journals.sagepub.com
Severely handicapped newborns often require life-sustaining medical treatment immediately
after birth. Recent reports have indicated that parents and/or physicians occasionally decide …
after birth. Recent reports have indicated that parents and/or physicians occasionally decide …
Selective non-treatment of newborns.
R Sherlock - Journal of medical ethics, 1979 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …
none have been as forceful or direct in stating and defending their views as have Duff and …
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