Treating Baby Doe: The Ethics of Uncertainty

The ethical tensions inherent in all Baby Doe treatment decisions are compounded by medical uncertainty. Physicians both here and abroad have adopted various strategies. Swedish doctors tend to withhold treatment from the beginning from infants for whom statistical data suggest a grim prognosis. The...

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Main Author: Rhoden, Nancy K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1986
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 1986, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, Pages: 34-42
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