Doctor not guilty in Down syndrome baby killing case

Title

Doctor not guilty in Down syndrome baby killing case

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

5 Nov 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:41

Description

Report on Dr Leonard Arthur being found not guilty of attempted murder of Down syndrome baby John Pearson at Derby City Hospital due to his condition, and on the ethical issues around the case of allowing severely handicapped children to die. With comment from Dr Arthur; leading paediatricians Dr Peter Dunn from Bristol University and Dr Alexander Campbell from Aberdeen University. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Peter Dunn; Leonard Arthur; Alexander Campbell

Keywords

Deaths; Death; Medical ethics; Children (family); Medical treatment; Trials; Costs; Euthanasia; Doctors; Babies; Disabled children; Pressure groups; LIFE; Verdicts; Medical consultants; Leicester; Right to life; Downs syndrome; John Pearson; Leonard Arthur; Derby City Hospital

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