TY - JOUR
T1 - Baby Doe Regulations
AU - Freeman, John M.
AU - Kopelman, Loretta M.
AU - Irons, Thomas G.
AU - Kopelman, Arthur E.
PY - 1988/9/15
Y1 - 1988/9/15
N2 - To the Editor: Kopelman et al. (March 17 issue)* report, on the basis of survey results, that neonatologists believe that the Baby Doe regulations are not necessary, that they interfere with parents' rights to determine the optimal treatment for their children, and that they do not allow adequate consideration of infants' suffering. One third believed that maximal life-prolonging treatment was not in the best interests of the infants but that the Baby Doe regulations required such treatment. The authors suggest that the neonatologists' concerns should lead to a reconsideration of the regulations. There are two other possible interpretations of their.
AB - To the Editor: Kopelman et al. (March 17 issue)* report, on the basis of survey results, that neonatologists believe that the Baby Doe regulations are not necessary, that they interfere with parents' rights to determine the optimal treatment for their children, and that they do not allow adequate consideration of infants' suffering. One third believed that maximal life-prolonging treatment was not in the best interests of the infants but that the Baby Doe regulations required such treatment. The authors suggest that the neonatologists' concerns should lead to a reconsideration of the regulations. There are two other possible interpretations of their.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198809153191117
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198809153191117
M3 - Letter
C2 - 3412395
AN - SCOPUS:0023793013
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 319
SP - 726
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 11
ER -