Bibliograph

Selective nontreatment of handicapped newborns, moral dilemmas in neonatal medicine, Robert F. Weir

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Selective nontreatment of handicapped newborns, moral dilemmas in neonatal medicine, Robert F. Weir

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Selective nontreatment of handicapped newborns

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

9946318

Responsibility statement

Robert F. Weir

Sub title

moral dilemmas in neonatal medicine

Table Of Contents

Infanticide : selective killing, selective punishment -- The neonatal intensive care unit : locus for problematic cases -- Pediatricians and selective nontreatment -- Selective nontreatment and criminal liability -- The law and handicapped infants -- Options among ethicists -- Ethical criteria -- Clinical applications -- Procedure : criteria, options, and recommendations -- Glossary

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