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Should the baby live? : the problem of handicapped infants / Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer.

Title: Should the baby live? : the problem of handicapped infants / Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer.
Author: Kuhse, Helga
Publication: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1985.

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vii, 228 pages; 23 cm

Summary

Few subjects have generated so many newspaper headlines and such heated controversy in recent years as the treatment or non-treatment, of handicapped newborns. This book is a philosophical analysis of the subject, but accessibly written and rooted in practicalities and case studies throughout. The authors examine the doctrine of the absolute sanctity of human life; look at some actual examples where decisions have been made one way or the other; consider criteria for deciding when life is worthwhile; investigate the differences between killing and letting die; compare Western attitudes and practices with those of other cultures; and make proposals for a decision-making framework. --From publisher's description.

Series Statement

Studies in bioethics

Uniform Title

Studies in bioethics.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-221) and index.

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committed to retain

Contents

Two babies -- Is all human life of equal worth? -- Deciding when life is worthwhile : the treatment of spina bifida -- Killing and letting die -- Infanticide : a broader perspective -- What's wrong with the sanctity of life doctrine? -- In whose interests? -- Who decides?

ISBN

0192177451
9780192177452
0192860623
9780192860620

LCCN

85003017

OCLC

11756332
SCSB-10474544

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Harvard Library