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9780195048810
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.Weir, Robert F. is the author of 'Selective Nontreatment of Handicapped Newborns Moral Dilemmas in Neonatal Medicine', published 1987 under ISBN 9780195048810 and ISBN 0195048814.
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