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The Baby Doe Law or Baby Doe Amendment is an amendment to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974, passed in 1984, that sets forth specific criteria and guidelines for the treatment of disabled newborns in the United States, regardless of the wishes of the parents.
12 maj 2011 · The Baby Doe Rules represent the first attempt by the US government to directly intervene in treatment options for neonates born with congenital defects. The name of the rule comes from the controversial 1982 case of a Bloomington, Indiana infant Baby Doe, a name coined by the media.
The death of Baby Doe triggered a fierce controversy over the right of infants with congenital birth defects to medical treatment, as well as over the right of the government to intervene in the relationship between doctors and their patients and in decisions by parents about the future of their children.
20 cze 2022 · A greater number felt the law improved care for all infants (15.2 vs. 5%) and was needed to protect the rights of handicapped infants (29.1 vs. 14%).
The final version of the Baby Doe rule, 3 which was published Jan 12, 1984, and became effective Feb 13, 1984, reflects the history of emphasis on infants with severe congenital defects.
1 sie 2020 · Baby Doe was born with trisomy 21 as well as esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula 4 (congenital anomalies that prevented him from eating safely but were correctable with a straightforward surgical procedure).
13 mar 2020 · There have been several widely publicized legal cases about the limits of parental decision-making for their children. We examine the two very similar cases dating back to the 1980s that still provide legal precedents and constrain parental decision-making for newborns: Baby Doe in the USA, and Baby B in England.
