Compelled Compassion: Government Intervention in the Treatment of Critically Ill Newborns

by Robert H. Blank, Janna C. Merrick, Arthur L. Caplan

Book Overview

In April 1982, an infant boy was born in Bloomington, Indiana, with Down syndrome and a defective, but surgically correctable, esophagus. His parents refused to consent to surgery or intravenous... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461267498
• ISBN13: 9781461267492
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"