Who Should Survive
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Focuses on ethical questions which arise from the increasing effectiveness of modern medicine. Describes the case of a mongoloid child, who was born with an intestinal abnormality. Explains that modern medicine could correct the fatal condition, but that the parents refused permission for surgery because they did not want the mentally retarded child to live.
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