Deck 13: Using One Baby for Another: Babies Fae, Gabriel, Theresa, and Conjoined

Question 1

For the craniopagus Iranian, female adult twins, what were their chances of having a good quality of life after the separation surgery as independent adults?

A) Very high
B) High
C) Average
D) Low
E) Very low

Answer 1

Very low

Question 2

Which of the people below is a critic of the modern surgical trend to separate all conjoined twins?

A) Ben Carson
B) Leonard Bailey
C) Laura Campo
D) Alice Dregger
E) Paul Teraski

Answer 2

Alice Dregger

Question 3

The great bias in pediatric surgery regarding conjoined twins is that:

A) surgeons rarely make mistakes.
B) it is always better to live life as a singleton than as a conjoined person.
C) sanctity of life outweighs quality of life.
D) it is a slippery slope to make judgments about quality of life.
E) it is "Playing God" to separate what Nature has joined.

Answer 3

it is always better to live life as a singleton than as a conjoined person.

Question 4

Critics say xenografts had been tried before and failed. Surgeon Leonard Bailey replied that his operation was potentially therapeutic because:

A) primate hearts had never been tried before.
B) refinements in classifying antigens made better matches possible.
C) the Norwood operation had never been tried before.
D) neonatal intensive care units (NICU's) had been developed since the last time the operation had been tried.
E) Miniature respirators and pediatric monitors had been recently developed and offered Baby Fae a new advantage.

Question 5

To say a baby is an "organ donor" is misleading because:

A) there may be coercion forcing the donation.
B) money may influence the donation.
C) babies cannot agree to the organ transplant.
D) the organ may not take and be wasted.
E) the organ may not be suitable for transplantation.

Question 6

The Christian theologian Paul Ramsey argued that:

A) Parents should be allowed to volunteer their children for research.
B) Parents should never be allowed to volunteer their children for research.
C) Parents should be allowed to volunteer their children for research, but only potentially therapeutic research.
D) Parents should be allowed to volunteer their children for research, but only that involving minimal risk.
E) Parents should be allowed to volunteer their children for research, but only if both parents consent, ruling out children of single parents.

Question 7

To say that Baby Fae's operation was research and not therapy implies that:

A) there was a small chance of success.
B) there was a good chance of success.
C) there was little chance of success.
D) there was little chance of adding to knowledge.
E) there was little chance of adding to knowledge or of any success.

Question 8

When Leonard Bailey proceeded with the xenograft on Baby Fae, what key fact did he not tell the mother?

A) A human baby's heart was also available.
B) Once the baby's immune system became fully functional, the heart would probably be rejected.
C) If he gave enough drugs to suppress the immune system, the child might contract a deadly infection, virus, or get cancer as an adolescent.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.