Which Babies Shall Live?: Humanistic Dimensions of the Care of Imperiled Newborns

by Thomas H. Murray and Arthur L. Caplan

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461293928
• ISBN13: 9781461293927
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"