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N Fost

Publications and source records attributed to N Fost.

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PubMed1986

Treatment of seriously ill and handicapped newborns.

Medical technology makes it increasingly possible to prolong life, sometimes indefinitely in the face of overwhelming disability or suffering; thus, choices must be made whether to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment. Reasonable people disagree about who should make such decisions when the patient is an infant, and what principles or rules should guide them. The article briefly reviews the recent history of this controversy analyzes the major ethical substantive principles that have been proposed to guide conduct, and presents the arguments for a procedural approach that is now attracting interest.

Child Advocacy↗
PubMed1986

Parents as decision makers for children.

The continuing high incidence of abuse and neglect requires limits to parental authority over children. Although most parents believe they act in the interests of their children, that alone would not justify interference with a child's liberty. In the area of health care, allowing children some independence from parental control serves three functions: physical protection; respect for autonomy; and protection of public health interests. Despite all that, parents need and deserve to be left alone within broad limits of tolerance, for their sake as well as that of their children.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1986

Banning drugs in sports: a skeptical view.

Recent proposals to punish athletes for taking drugs or to impose mandatory drug testing cannot be defended in ethical terms. Nor is it possible to distinguish consistently between ethical and unethical uses of restorative drugs, additive drugs, painkillers, and recreational drugs. We oppose drugs in sports because they violate the majority notion of acceptable behavior. But such opposition has more to do with defending the ideals of the community than with creating policies that are ethically sound.

Anabolic Agents↗
PubMed1981

Counseling families who have a child with a severe congenital anomaly.

The birth of an infant with a major congenital malformation is experienced by the family as a calamity. Parents have an urgent need for compassionate and skilled attention, and a long-term need for counseling to help them adapt to the crisis. The difficult ethical and legal implications of such cases further complicate the doctor's ability to care for the patient and family. Potential conflicts of interest have recently led to the use of voluntary consultation by hospital committees, or obligatory involvement by the courts.

Conflict, Psychological↗