| Selective Nontreatment of Handicapped Newborns: Moral Dilemmas in Neonatal Medicine Contributor(s): Weir, Robert F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195048814 ISBN-13: 9780195048810 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1986 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Ethics |
| Dewey: 174.24 |
| LCCN: 83019376 |
| Series: Moral Dilemmas in Neonatal Medicine |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.86 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 consequences for society at large. Addressing the medical, legal, and ethical aspects of the issue, Robert Weir presents the first serious survey of the major arguments regarding selective non-treatment, which have been advanced by physicians, attorneys, and the judicial system. |
