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Demonstrably awful: The right to life and the selective non-treatment of disabled babies and young children
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UNSPECIFIED (2004) Demonstrably awful: The right to life and the selective non-treatment of disabled babies and young children. JOURNAL OF LAW AND SOCIETY, 31 (4). pp. 482-509. ISSN 0263-323X.
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Abstract
Twenty-five years ago it was common practice to bring about the deaths of some children with learning disabilities or physical impairments. This paper considers a small number of landmark cases in the early 1980s that confronted this practice. These cases illustrate a process by which external forces (social, philosophical, political, and professional) moved through the legal system to effect a profound change outside that system - primarily in the (then) largely closed domain of medical conduct/practice. These cases are considered from a socio-legal perspective. In particular, the paper analyses the reasons why they surfaced at that time, the social and political contexts that shaped the judgments, and their legacy.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | K Law [LC] H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
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Journal or Publication Title: | JOURNAL OF LAW AND SOCIETY | ||||
Publisher: | BLACKWELL PUBL LTD | ||||
ISSN: | 0263-323X | ||||
Official Date: | December 2004 | ||||
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Volume: | 31 | ||||
Number: | 4 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 28 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 482-509 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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