Confronting ambiguity: Identifying options for infants with trisomy 18

Sabrina F. Derrington; April R. Dworetz

Confronting ambiguity: Identifying options for infants with trisomy 18

Sabrina F. Derrington^*, April R. Dworetz

^*Corresponding author for this work

Pediatrics

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Abstract

Identifying ethically allowable options for infants with trisomy 18 has become more challenging as medical standards of practice shift, based on emerging scientific data and changing societal perceptions of disability. Lack of a stable professional standard of practice ought not prevent ethicists from facilitating a consensus; rather, these "unsettled cases" require an individualized, narrative approach that allows the values of the family and the particularities of each case to provide the necessary additional moral grounding.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	338-344
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Clinical Ethics
Volume	22
Issue number	4
State	Published - Dec 1 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Issues, ethics and legal aspects
Health(social science)
Health Policy

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