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The cochlear question: as the parent of a deaf baby, should I give her an implant to help her hear?

Cochlear implantation is controversial in ways that parallel medical situations – such as artificial limbs and cornea transplants – are not. Why does this issue provoke such fierce debate?This essay first appeared under the title The...

Dec 12, 2024

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The cochlear question: as the parent of a deaf baby, should I give her an implant to help her hear?

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