Parental consent to cosmetic facial surgery in Down's syndrome. Issue 2 (1st April 2000)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Parental consent to cosmetic facial surgery in Down's syndrome. Issue 2 (1st April 2000)
- Main Title:
- Parental consent to cosmetic facial surgery in Down's syndrome
- Authors:
- Jones, R B
- Abstract:
- Abstract : It is suggested that the practice of attempting to normalise children with Down's syndrome by subjecting them to major facial plastic surgery has no therapeutic benefit, and should be seen as mutilating surgery comparable to female circumcision.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of medical ethics. Volume 26:Issue 2(2000)
- Journal:
- Journal of medical ethics
- Issue:
- Volume 26:Issue 2(2000)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 26, Issue 2 (2000)
- Year:
- 2000
- Volume:
- 26
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2000-0026-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 101
- Page End:
- 102
- Publication Date:
- 2000-04-01
- Subjects:
- Down's syndrome -- cosmetic surgery -- parental consent -- female circumcision -- male circumcision
Medical ethics -- Periodicals
174.2 - Journal URLs:
- http://jme.bmj.com/ ↗
http://www.jstor.org/journals/03066800.html ↗
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/168/ ↗
http://www.bmj.com/archive ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1136/jme.26.2.101 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0306-6800
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