Dmytro Ivanovych Chyzhevs'kyi, 1894-1977

Edward Joseph Conway, 1894-1968

Ernest Basil Verney, 1894-1967.

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Sir James Paget (1814-1894).

Sir James Paget (Fig. 1) formed with William Fergusson (1808–1862) and Sir Benjamin Brodie (1783–1762) a triumvirate of surgical ‘greats’ in England in the nineteenth century w1x. Paget was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, and until 20 yr of age had not ventured further than a few miles from his birthplace. His father, Samuel, was a prosperous businessman who unfortunately went bankrup...

Beal v. Doe (1977)

In the case of Beal v. Doe, decided in 1977, the US Supreme Court ruled that states could constitutionally restrict money from Medicaid from funding elective abortions. After the 1973 case Roe v. Wade [2], in which the US Supreme Court had ruled that women have rights to terminate pregnancies within the first trimester [3], the state of Pennsylvania passed legislation that restricted the use of...

Park v. Chessin (1977)

The New York Appellate Court ruled on 11 December 1977 in favor of Steven and Hetty Park and against Herbert Chessin for the wrongful life [5] of the Parks' child. In a wrongful life [5] case, a disabled or sometimes deceased child brings suit against a physician for failing to inform its parents of possible genetic defects, thereby causing harm to the child when born. Park v. Chessin [4] was t...