PEDIATRICS Vol. 73 No. 2 February 1984, pp. 260
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Protest Views of Singer

ALFRED M. BONGIOVANNI MD1

1 Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Eighth and Spruce Sts, Philadelphia, PA 19107

To the Editor.—

The commentary by Singer1 must not go unchallenged. This member of the American Academy of Pediatrics takes exception to this statement, and he in no way espouses "religious mumbo-jumbo" which Singer applies to his possible opponents. Nor does this writer espouse the application of heroic measures to the preservation of human life under all circumstances. There is such latitude in Singer's discussion that "quality of life" can mean almost anything.

I will not belabor the many aspects of Singer's rhetoric but must make two points.