Word: infantalizing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Police reported that Linares had repeatedly implored hospital officials to "pull the plug" on the infant. Last December he unplugged the ventilator, but security officers quickly reconnected...
However, while there have been significant strides in saving infants born early in the third trimester, when most abortions are already illegal, it is ; still nearly impossible to save those born before the 23rd week. Doctors question whether they will ever push viability back to a point much earlier than that. Until then, fetal lungs are not sufficiently developed. According to a brief filed in the Webster case by the American Medical Association, "the earliest point at which an infant can survive has changed little" since Roe was handed down...
Dressed in a civilian suit and bowtie instead of his trademark military attire, the surgeon general also cited the 1982 case of Baby Doe, an infant with severe birth defects. Hoping to end the baby's suffering, her parents asked the doctors not to feed...
...long as I supported the Baby Does of this world, I had to represent the parents also," Koop said. The infant died before the issue could be resolved...
...reports prompted an investigation by the FDA. Last week Carnation , announced that it will no longer include the "hypoallergenic" label on its product. Furthermore, it will add a warning that milk-allergic babies, who constitute about 2% of the infant population, should take the formula only under a doctor's supervision...