haiselden in A Sentence

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    The Chicago Medical Society Haiselden.

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    John Dill Robertson was Haiselden's strongest critic at the hearing.

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    Indeed, Haiselden believed that it would be morally wrong to allow the baby to live.

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    In November 1915, Chicago physician Harry Haiselden decided to let newborn John Bollinger die.

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    And the public was soon to receive more fodder, as Haiselden's eugenic legacy was not yet complete.

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    But Haiselden's decision in the case of Baby Bollinger pushed this concept from the hypothetical realm into reality.

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    Haiselden was not the first prominent figure to voice the belief that certain children's lives should not be preserved.

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    Hoffman's office was asked to perform an autopsy, and a coroner's jury was to determine whether Haiselden would be charged with any crime.

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    Haiselden further stated that he had told these fifteen physicians that if any wished to operate, he would not prevent them from doing so.

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    In its strongest criticism of Haiselden, the jury concluded,“We believe that the physician's highest duty is to relieve suffering and to save or prolong life.”.

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    Members of the public thirsted to hear Haiselden's reasons for refusing to operate so they could decide whether to praise his ideals or excoriate his callousness.

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    Having made this decision, Haiselden contacted a reporter to share the story, believing that shedding light on such practices would make the case for the betterment of society through eugenics.

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    While the baby lay in the hospital dying of starvation, calls poured in, with some people begging Haiselden to reconsider, and others urging him to remain steadfast in the course he had chosen.

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    Before the child's death, the Medico-Legal Society of New York passed a resolution commending Haiselden for allowing the baby to die, thus“not only saving the child misery, but saving society the responsibility of caring for it.”.

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    In spite of his expulsion from the Chicago Medical Society, Haiselden continued to practice at the German-American Hospital where Baby Bollinger had been born and died, and the case continued to bring him his notoriety and financial benefits in the following months and years.

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