Compelled Compassion: Government Intervention in the Treatment of Critically Ill Newborns

by Robert H. Blank, Janna C. Merrick, Arthur L. Caplan

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In April 1982, an infant boy was born in Bloomington, Indiana, with Down syndrome and a defective, but surgically correctable, esophagus. His parents refused to consent to surgery or intravenous feeding. The hospital unsuccessfully sought a court order to force treatment, and appeals to higher courts also failed. The child, identified as Baby Doe by the news media, subsequently died. The events in Bloomington became the catalyst for action by the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1461267498

ISBN13:9781461267492

Release Date:October 2012

Publisher:Humana

Length:336 Pages

Weight:1.09 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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