Statement before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC

Statement before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC

Contributor(s):
Koop, Charles Everett, 1916-2013
Publication:
Produced: 16 September 1982
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Disabled Children
Ethics, Medical
Refusal to Treat
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Speeches
Abstract:
Koop's testimony was part of his effort to establish policies that would protect the civil rights of infants with birth defects and other disabilities, namely the right to medical treatment, an effort that succeeded when in October 1984 Congress expanded the scope of federal child abuse laws to proscribe the withholding of medically indicated treatment from such infants.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
13 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584930X683 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
QQBCQG
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X683
Archival Collection:
The C. Everett Koop Papers (Profiles in Science)