Treatment of defective newborns--a survey of paediatricians in Poland

We report the results of a survey of the attitudes and practices of paediatricians in Warsaw, Poland, with respect to the treatment of infants born with severe handicaps. The results are compared with a similar survey conducted by Australian researchers (1). In the Polish medical community surveyed,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical ethics 1988-03, Vol.14 (1), p.11-17
Hauptverfasser:	Szawarski, Z, Tulczyński, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Attitude of Health Personnel Attitude surveys Bioethics Brain Diseases Catholicism Congenital Abnormalities - therapy Disabilities Disabled Persons Ethics, Medical Euthanasia Euthanasia, Active Euthanasia, Passive Government Regulation Humans Infant, Newborn Infants Internationality Medical ethics Medical practice Morality Nurses Parental Consent Paternalism Patient Advocacy Patient Selection Pediatrics Poland Quality of Life Questionnaires Respect Surveys and Questionnaires Value of Life Withholding Treatment
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the results of a survey of the attitudes and practices of paediatricians in Warsaw, Poland, with respect to the treatment of infants born with severe handicaps. The results are compared with a similar survey conducted by Australian researchers (1). In the Polish medical community surveyed, unconditional respect for life is a dominant attitude. Our study has revealed a deeply-entrenched paternalistic attitude among Polish doctors and a strong unwillingness to distinguish between 'ordinary and extraordinary means' of prolonging life, as well as an ambivalent attitude towards legal regulations binding in Poland.
ISSN:	0306-6800 1473-4257
DOI:	10.1136/jme.14.1.11