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While we have increased technology to the point that even some babies below one pound (less than a carton of butter) are forced to life, their lives are often very difficult. The leading causes of mental retardation and cerebral palsy are complications of prematurity. In addition, laws put into place by the Reagan administration remove choices from parents in these situations; parents often say they would have preferred their child [had] a peaceful death rather than submitting them to horrific medical care for months in the NICU, only to go on and live severely impaired lives. If we are going to address the issue of prematurity, we should start by abolishing the Baby Doe laws, as well as providing appropriate care for those impaired preemie survivors as they grow into childhood and adulthood.
Teresa Albrecht
Amherst, Wis.
How Much Do You Need to Know?
Thank you for "How Much Do You Want -- or Need -- to Know?" [Feb. 6]. It well reflects the feelings and experiences of the members of our support and advocacy group, COPD-ALERT. We are a major national online patient organization for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the fourth major cause of death in the U.S. and projected to become number three in 2020.
Vlady Rozenbaum
