RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Symposium 1: The Arthur case--a proposal for legislation.
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 12
OP 15
DO 10.1136/jme.9.1.12
VO 9
IS 1
A1 Brahams, D
A1 Brahams, M
YR 1983
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/9/1/12.abstract
AB Following the acquittal of Dr Leonard Arthur in the case of the Down's syndrome infant the co-authors of the first paper in this symposium prepared a draft bill on the treatment of chronically disabled infants which has since been informally commended by the Director of Public Prosecutions. A second contributor, a law student, also argues for legislation as being the most effective way for society to have its standards clarified and observed. In a final paper Dr Havard, Secretary of the British Medical Association, opposes legislation believing it would raise far more problems than it would resolve. The first article was originally published in the Law Society's Gazette.