Which babies shall live?
Subtitle: humanistic dimensions of the care of imperiled newborns
By: edited by Thomas H. Murray and Arthur L. Caplan.
Contributors: Murray, Thomas H., 1946-; Caplan, Arthur L.; Hastings Center. Research Group on Ethics and the Care of Newborns.
Series: Contemporary issues in biomedicine, ethics, and society
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Clifton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Infants (Newborn) -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Moral and ethical aspects.; Euthanasia -- Moral and ethical aspects.; Infanticide -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Description: This book discusses such poignant themes as the suffering so often associated with neonatal care, including not only that of the infants themselves, but also that of their parents and caretakers. Authors assess the moral significance of this suffering, scrutinize the conflict between science and society over the 'what is best for the infant' principle, and examine the legal concept of privacy as an important element in the refusal of care for seriously ill newborns. -- from Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.
"Product of the Hastings Center's Research Group on Ethics and the Care of Newborns project"--Acknowledgments.