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

Title:
Statement before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC
Creator:
Koop, Charles Everett, 1916-2013
Date:
16 September 1982
Description:
In the wake of the "Baby Doe" controversy over the right of newborns with birth defects to medical treatment, a controversy triggered by the birth of the severely impaired "Baby Doe" in a Bloomington, Indiana, hospital in April 1982, Congress weighed legislation mandating such treatment. Koop, who had pioneered several surgical procedures to correct previously incurable birth defects, testified before Congress on the need to protect the medical rights of newborns when medical opinion about a child's chance of survival and of attaining a fulfilling life is divided.
Location:
Box: 103. Folder: 72
Rights:
Public Domain
Genre:
Speeches
Subject:
Disabled Persons, Community Health Services, and Social Support
Format:
Text
Extent:
13 pages
Language:
English
Legacy ID:
QQBBBY
NLM ID:
101584930X19
Profiles Collection:
The C. Everett Koop Papers
Shareable Link:
https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X19
Story Section:
Congenital Birth Defects and the Medical Rights of Children: The "Baby Doe" Controversy