"Birthright."

Title"Birthright."
Year for Search1958
AuthorsSt. Clair, Margaret [Neeley](1911-95)
Secondary TitleFantastic Universe
Volume / Edition9.4
Pagination66-69
Date Published April 1958
KeywordsFemale author, US author
Annotation

Satire on the growing tendency to provide medical treatment in the most extreme cases. The story is about a baby needing heart surgery to survive who already needs regular insulin shots and who has significant visual problems and will be deaf at a young age.

Holding Institutions

Merril

Author Note

Female author (1911-95).

Full Text

1958 St. Clair, Margaret [Neeley] (1911-95). “Birthright.” Fantastic Universe 9.4 (April 1958): 66-69. Merril

Satire on the growing tendency to provide medical treatment in the most extreme cases. The story is about a baby needing heart surgery to survive who already needs regular insulin shots and who has significant visual problems and will be deaf at a young age. Female author.