Abstract
I. Introduction
II. The Law As It Is ... A. Child Neglect ... 1. Generally ... 2. Exceptions to the Parental Duty ... a. Impossibility and Substantial Risk: The Established Exceptions ... b. Quality of Life Prognosis: An Emerging Exception ... c. The Next Exception ... 3. Problems with Neglect Law ... a. Interpretation ... b. Enforcement ... B. Handicapped Discrimination ... 1. The Attempt at Formal Federal Regulation ... a. Section 504 ... b. The 1984 "Baby Doe Regulations" ... 2. Local Analysis ... C. Law on the Periphery ... 1. Killing and Planning to Kill: Homicide and Conspiracy ... 2. The Child's Best Interests: Borrowing the Custody Standard ... 3. Protecting the Nearly Born: Postviability Abortion Regulation
III. Directions the Law May Seek ... A. Chinks in the Doctor-Parent Armor ... B. Alternatives to Doctor-Parent Exclusivity ... 1. Ethics Committees ... 2. Legislative Proposals ... C. The Role of the Court
IV. Conclusion
Recommended Citation
Anne Elizabeth Winner,
Baby Doe Decisions: Modern Society's Sins of Omission,
63 Neb. L. Rev.
(1984)
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