The 25th Anniversary of the Baby Doe Rules: Perspectives from the Fields of Law, Health Care, Ethics, and Disability Policy
Location
Georgia State University College of Law
Start Date
13-2-2009 7:30 AM
End Date
13-2-2009 5:00 PM
Description
A highly publicized and controversial case involving the withholding of medical treatment from a “Baby Doe” with Down syndrome gave rise in 1984 to the federal law known as the Baby Doe Rules, which went into effect the following year. The law conditions the grant of federal funds for any state’s child protective services program on the state’s assurance that it can respond to reports of medical neglect, which may include the withholding of medical treatment from disabled infants with life-threatening conditions. Leading scholars and practitioners from the fields of health care, law, ethics, and disability policy who are experts in the field of neonatal medicine and decision-making involving very premature and other medically at-risk infants gathered to provide thoughtful commentary and debate on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Baby Doe Rules. The Georgia State University Law Review will publish a symposium volume on the topic in Fall 2009.
Description
Baby_Doe_Symposium_Brochure.pdf (295 kB)
Brochure
Baby_Doe_Symposium_Agenda.pdf (170 kB)
Agenda
Baby_Doe_Symposium_Speakers.pdf (171 kB)
Speakers
Baby_Doe_Symposium_ContinuingEd.pdf (197 kB)
Continuing Education
Baby_Doe_Symposium_Contact_Directions.pdf (208 kB)
Contact & Directions
Baby_Doe_Symposium_Sponsors.pdf (222 kB)
Sponsors
Baby_Doe_intro.m4v (49431 kB)
Video: Welcome & Introduction of Moderators and Overview of Program
Baby_Doe_aftermath.m4v (118773 kB)
Video: The Aftermath of Baby Doe and the Evolution of Newborn Intensive Care
Baby_Doe_legal_perspectives.m4v (144035 kB)
Video: Legal Perspectives on the Baby Doe Rules
Baby_Doe_ethical_perspectives.m4v (201916 kB)
Video: Ethical Perspectives on the Baby Doe Rules
Baby_Doe_disability_perspectives.m4v (32100 kB)
Video: Disability Perspectives on the Baby Doe Rules
Baby_Doe_futile_care_debate.m4v (194520 kB)
Video: Futile Care Debate and Baby Doe: Resolving Difficult Cases When Further Treatment May be Considered Futile
Baby_Doe_roundtable.m4v (114650 kB)
Video: Roundtable Discussion With All the Speakers
The 25th Anniversary of the Baby Doe Rules: Perspectives from the Fields of Law, Health Care, Ethics, and Disability Policy
Georgia State University College of Law
A highly publicized and controversial case involving the withholding of medical treatment from a “Baby Doe” with Down syndrome gave rise in 1984 to the federal law known as the Baby Doe Rules, which went into effect the following year. The law conditions the grant of federal funds for any state’s child protective services program on the state’s assurance that it can respond to reports of medical neglect, which may include the withholding of medical treatment from disabled infants with life-threatening conditions. Leading scholars and practitioners from the fields of health care, law, ethics, and disability policy who are experts in the field of neonatal medicine and decision-making involving very premature and other medically at-risk infants gathered to provide thoughtful commentary and debate on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Baby Doe Rules. The Georgia State University Law Review will publish a symposium volume on the topic in Fall 2009.