title: Critically ill newborns and the law. The American experience.
authors.affiliation: Office of Academic Affairs, University of South Florida at Sarasota, 34243, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Merrick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D035082:Federal Government; D005260:Female; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007237:Infanticide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D033222:Judicial Role; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018447:Medical Futility; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000191:economics; D011788:Quality of Life; D028761:Withholding Treatment