Physicians should fully understand the ethical principles and professional standards involved in making decisions for the treatment of impaired newborns.
A bioethicist argues that children with Down syndrome should not be subjected to cosmetic surgery to change their appearance unless they are at the age and have the capacity to make the decision for themselves.
Nonlegal, judicial, and statutory courses of action are available to patient surrogates and physicians who cannot agree on withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.
Argument that physicians called upon for expert testimony in court have an ethical duty to educate the jury by offering opinions based upon published, clinically based evidence and peer-reviewed medical literature.
An examination of the effect that the Mammography Quality Standards Act has had on training and certification of radiologists and mammography technicians.