PEDIATRICS Vol. 76 No. 1 July 1985, pp. 138
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An AAP-Women Gap

WILLIAM A. SILVERMAN MD1

1 90 La Cuesta Dr, Greenbrae, CA 94904

To the Editor.—

Appellate Judge Bork recently1 pointed out that a fundamental requirement of the law in this country is one of democratic legitimacy. The disturbing lack of that characteristic in the recently passed "Baby Doe Amendment" is evident in the results of a survey2 conducted by Wellesley College Center for Research on Women. Sixty-four percent of nearly 120,000 women opposed laws that would require treatment of severely defective infants.

Why did the American Academy of Pediatrics distance itself so from the wishes of the majority of women by supporting passage of a measure that mandates actions that would be considered cruel and inhumane by many.