Doctors kill defective fetus to save normal twin
Boston AP reports a pregnant woman bearing one normal twin and one with Down's syndrome chose to abort neither. Doctors at Mt Sinai used a needle to puncture the abnormal fetus’s heart, drawing blood to kill it. The surviving twin, later born healthy, and a partially developed male fetus were observed until term. The case, linked to amniocentesis findings and a Swedish precedent, raised legal and ethical questions. the authors noted New York court approval and stressed the mother’s desire for the normal child.
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Doctors pursue twin pregnancy operation case details
The News reports that since a New York case seven months ago, doctors at another medical center tried a similar operation on a mother carrying twins, one with Tay-Sachs disease. The normal twin was born prematurely and died.
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Kerebyi
Troopers Offer 24 Hour Protection To NAACP Leaders
Black Maryland state troopers volunteer 24 hour protection for NAACP leaders and families after a Baltimore Klan bomb plot arrests. Trooper Bernard Foster says the service, unpaid, extends beyond courtesy. Pennington home HQ of Baltimore County NAACP. two men arrested May 21.
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Charles Sickles
Wilmington
Del
Savina
Bloodmobile cancels Hagerstown visit over alleged bias
An American Red Cross chapter canceled a bloodmobile visit to the Moose Lodge in Hagerstown Maryland after two black technicians faced denial of dining room access during a prior drive. The technicians and three white nurses filed a union-backed complaint alleging discriminatory treatment. Lodge officials deny the dining room was restricted to members only and say all five workers were served in the public ballroom.
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Mayor Kelley accuses troopers of entrapment in traffic jams
Ocean City Maryland mayor claims state police trap beachbound motorists and worsen delays. Police spokesman says bottlenecks from Kent Narrows to Cambridge and Vienna create jams. enforcement rests with troopers while road-building falls to others. Kelley plans talks with Police Superintendent Smith and Transportation Secretary O'Donnell to address the problem.
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