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Address Presented to the National Down's Syndrome Congress, San Antonio, Texas

Title:: Address Presented to the National Down's Syndrome Congress, San Antonio, Texas
Creator:: Koop, Charles Everett, 1916-2013
Date:: 27 October 1984
Description:: Reflecting on the "Baby Doe" controversy of 1982, Koop in his speech insisted that children with Down syndrome were entitled to a full range of medical and social services because they "have a right to every bit of life they can absorb."
Location:: Box: 104. Folder: 52
Rights:: Public Domain
Genre:: Speeches
Subject:: Patient Care, Judgment, Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care), Prejudice, and Ethics, Medical
Format:: Text
Extent:: 30 pages
Language:: English
Legacy ID:: QQBBFG
NLM ID:: 101584930X66
Profiles Collection:: The C. Everett Koop Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X66
Story Section:: Congenital Birth Defects and the Medical Rights of Children: The "Baby Doe" Controversy