We cannot accurately predict the extent of an infant's future suffering: The Groningen protocol is too dangerous to support

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 27-29

  Kon, Alexander A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSON; ETHICS; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NEWBORN; NOTE; PARENT; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSONS; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PARENTS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 57349184825     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802513150     Document Type: Note

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