The Story of Baby Doe

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To the Editor: In Bloomington, Indiana, in the spring of 1982, a term male infant with Down's syndrome and a tracheoesophageal fistula was born. The parents decided to forgo treatment, and the infant was allowed to die. The medical records were sealed by the court to protect the anonymity of the parents. The "Infant Doe" case has generated enormous local and national attention, with a recent change in the law of the state of Indiana and action at the federal level anticipated. In order to place the often heated and partisan discussions on a factual basis, the medical circumstances are . . .

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