The Handicapped Child and His Family: Presented before the National Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds, Chicago, Illinois

The Handicapped Child and His Family: Presented before the National Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds, Chicago, Illinois

Contributor(s):
Koop, Charles Everett, 1916-2013
Publication:
Produced: 20 September 1980
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Parent-Child Relations
Quality of Life
Disabled Persons
Congenital Abnormalities
Physician-Patient Relations
Religion and Medicine
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Speeches
Abstract:
Six months before his nomination as U.S. Surgeon General, Koop in this speech expressed his abiding fear that a growing cultural emphasis on physical perfection would prompt an increasing number of parents to decide to withhold surgical treatment from children born with congenital defects. In 1982, Koop became involved in this issue in his official role as Surgeon General during the "Baby Doe" controversy.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
20 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584930X2 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
QQBBBC
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X2
Archival Collection:
The C. Everett Koop Papers (Profiles in Science)