![]() ![]() It is impossible not to be held spellbound by the way she forces us to think, hard, about right and wrong. 'Picoult has become a master - almost a clairvoyant - at targeting hot issues and writing highly readable page-turners about them. Handle with Care is an absorbing narrative which also questions the basis of medical ethics and of personal morality. ![]() And the obstetrician she's suing isn't just her physician - she's her best friend. As the family struggles to cover medical expenses, her mother Charlotte decides to file a wrongful birth lawsuit against her obstetrician for the compensation which might ensure a lifetime of care for Willow.īut it means that Charlotte has to say in a court of law that she would have terminated the pregnancy if she'd known about the disability in advance. ![]() Willow O'Keefe is born with osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, which means she will suffer hundreds of broken bones as she grows, and a lifetime of pain. ![]() What rights do parents or doctors have to terminate a life? How disabled is too disabled? As a parent, how far would you go to save someone you love? When faced with the reality of a child who will be disabled, at which point should an obstetrician counsel termination? Should a parent have the right to make that choice? And as a parent, how far would you go to take care of someone you love? Handle with Care A Novel Jodi Picoult Book details Book preview Table of contents Citations About This Book When Willow is born with severe osteogenesis imperfecta, her parents are devastatedshe will suffer hundreds of broken bones as she grows, a lifetime of pain. Explores the moral dilemmas faced by the parents of a severely disabled child. ![]()
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