Terminating a newborn infants life because they will be unable to live a normal life due to severe handicaps, is a very controversial issue in our country. It is debatable weather a disabled infant's life is worth living, even if they will not be able to live the average lifestyle. Should newborn babies with severe disabilities live or die"

A handicap individual is defined as "any person who has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities," (Altun & Ersoy). This definition does not state that a handicap individual cannot live a fulfilling life; it simply says that one's life may be limited. In 1982, there was a legal case called "Baby Doe." The parents of a Down Syndrome child refused to grant permission for an operation, which would save the baby's life, instead, they condemned their child to death by...