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The case of baby Theresa was the beginning of the ethical debate over anencephalic infant organ donation. [28] The story of baby Theresa remains a focus of basic moral philosophy. Baby Theresa was born with anencephaly in 1992. Her parents, knowing that their child was going to die, requested that her organs be given for transplantation.
As a result of the decision, Keene was kept on the ventilator much longer than most anencephalic babies. [4] It has been suggested by the dissenting judge in the case that the court should have used the condition anencephaly as the basis of the case, not the recurring subsidiary symptoms of respiratory distress.
Anencephaly (without brain) is a severe neural tube defect that occurs when the anterior-most end of the neural tube fails to close, usually during the 23rd and 26th days of pregnancy. This results in an absence of a major portion of the brain and skull.
They told them the baby had anencephaly, which means she was missing parts of her skull and brain. Last Wednesday, they went to the University of Kentucky medical center, where doctors confirmed ...
Beyond that specific timeframe, the procedure is only allowed if the mother was raped, to save the mother’s life, and in the case of an anencephalic fetus. Joyce’s baby being a 6-month-old ...
Jaxon Emmett Buell (August 27, 2014 – April 1, 2020) was an American child known for being born missing about 80% of his brain due to anencephaly. [1] He surpassed doctors' expectations, who predicted he would not live to see his first birthday. He actually lived over five-and-a-half years.
“Backup came. I had my boyfriend at the time sit with my daughter, my baby Tamika, she was 10 months old at the time. She was in her car seat asleep,” Theresa said. “I went outside, and I ...
The condition is frequently, though not always, associated with anencephaly. The fetus is said to have acrania if it meets the following criteria: the fetus should have a perfectly normal facial bone, a normal cervical column but without the fetal skull and a volume of brain tissue equivalent to at least one-third of the normal brain size. [2]