Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1984
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.
Recommended Citation
George P. Smith II, The Plight of the Genetically Handicapped Newborn: A Comparative Analysis, 9 HOLDSWORTH L. REV. 164 (1984).
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