Year: 1984
Type: article
Abstract: Confusion and controversy surround efforts to re-evaluate and, thus, redefine the extent to which governmental intrusion should be allowed in the doctor-patient relationship vis-a-vis the treatment or non treatment of genetically handicapped, at risk infants. The purpose of this article is to present a succinct comparative analysis of the medical-legal posture in Britain and the United States and from this analysis to develop a construct to aid the physician and the family in making decisions concerning the administration or the withholding of treatment for genetically defective newborns.
Source: PubMed
Author: George P Smith
Institution: Catholic University of America
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W117118902