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Children and Health Care - Moral and Social Issues (Hardcover, 1989 ed.)
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Children and Health Care - Moral and Social Issues (Hardcover, 1989 ed.)
Series: Philosophy and Medicine, 33
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Before a separate Department of Medical Humanities was formed, the
editors of this volume were faculty members of the Department of
Pediatrics at our medical school. Colleagues daily spoke of the
moral and social problems of children's health care. Our offices
were near the examining rooms where children had their bone-marrow
procedures done. Since this is a painful test, we often heard them
cry. The hospital floor where the sickest children stayed was also
nearby. The physicians, nurses, and social workers believed that
children's health care needs were not being met and that more could
and should be done. Fewer resources are available for a child than
for an adult with a comparable illness, they said. These
experiences prompted us to prepare this volume and to ask whether
children do get their fair share of the health care dollar. Since
the question "What kind of health care do we owe to our children?"
is complex, responses should be rooted in many disciplines. These
include philosophy, law, public policy and, of course, the health
professions. Representing all of these disciplines, contributors to
this volume reflect on moral and social issues in children's health
care. The last hundred years have brought great changes in health
care tor children. The specialty of pediatrics developed during
this period, and with it, a new group of advocates for children's
health care. Women's suffrage gave a political boost to the
recognition of children's special health needs.
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