ln March 2012, Nancy K. Rhoden, an hical tensions inherent in all Baby Doe treat

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ln March 2012, Nancy K. Rhoden, an hical tensions inherent in all Baby Doe treatment decisions are compo edans both here and abroad have adopted various strategies. Swe iom the beginning fro ikely to initiate treatment but withdraw it if the infant appears e Professor of Law, wrote in an issue of The Hastings Report: "The by medical uncertainty. Phy- eatment infante oted various strategies. Swedish doctors tend to withho or whom statistical data suggest a grim prognosis. The British are more art treating any baby who is potentially viable and continue until it is virtually likely to die or suffer severe brain damage The trend in the U.S. is t

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28. The most ethical strategy is the British's strategy. Atleast ,they are providing the treatment to all the infant irrespective of the initial condition of the infant. The other countries are only providing treatment if the infant is stable initially.Medical ethics is to treat everyone equally without bias irrespective of there disease and contidion.Every individuals human right is to get the treatment.

29. Swedish strategy of withholding the treatment from the beginning from infants for whom statistical data suggest a grim prognosis is the least ethical strategy , because in medical ethics it's our duty to provide treatment to all without any bias. Duty is to serve the individual who is sick ,who needs care. Treatment of the patient must be started irrespective of initial condition as the patient came to us for treatment ,he has the right to get the treatment, when the treatment does not cause any improvement in the patient and is instead causing side effects and increasing the pain of patient ,the patient must be sent home to have a more comfortable life ahead till death which will be pain free,less side effects,less tiring .

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