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Which Babies Shall Live?
Murray, Thomas H.; Caplan, Arthur L.
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Description for Which Babies Shall Live?
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MJWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
The fate of seriously ill newborns has captured the atten tion of the public, of national and state legislators, and of powerful interest groups. For the most part, the debate has been cast in the narrowest possible terms: "discrimination against the handicapped"; "physician authority"; "family autonomy." We believe that something much more profound is happening: the debate over the care of sick and dying babies appears to be both a manifestation of great changes in our feelings about infants, children, and families, and a reflection of deep and abiding attitudes toward the newborn, the handi capped, and perhaps other humans ... Read more
The fate of seriously ill newborns has captured the atten tion of the public, of national and state legislators, and of powerful interest groups. For the most part, the debate has been cast in the narrowest possible terms: "discrimination against the handicapped"; "physician authority"; "family autonomy." We believe that something much more profound is happening: the debate over the care of sick and dying babies appears to be both a manifestation of great changes in our feelings about infants, children, and families, and a reflection of deep and abiding attitudes toward the newborn, the handi capped, and perhaps other humans ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9780896030862
SKU
V9780896030862
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