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:
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.
Location:
Box: 17. Folder: 16
Rights:
Public Domain
Genre:
Speeches
Subject:
Disabled Children, Ethics, Medical, and Refusal to Treat
Format:
Text
Extent:
13 pages
Language:
English
Legacy ID:
QQBCQG
NLM ID:
101584930X683
Profiles Collection:
The C. Everett Koop Papers
Shareable Link:
https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X683
Story Section:
Congenital Birth Defects and the Medical Rights of Children: The "Baby Doe" Controversy