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Health Law Journal articles from January 1 2002
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Health Law Journal archives from January 1 2002
Dr. Nancy Morrison and her dying patient: a case of medical necessity.(Canada)(euthanasia preliminary inquiry )
January 1, 2002... 1. Prologue
On May 6, 1997, 60 police officers swarmed into the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEII) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in order to effect the arrest of a physician, Dr. Nancy Morrison, on a charge of first-degree murder...
Reconciling private benefit and public risk in biotechnology: xenotransplantation as a case study in consent.
January 1, 2002... 1. Introduction
All major technological advances have the potential to fundamentally change the social, economic, political and legal landscapes of those who adopt the benefits of innovation. While these advances may represent significant...
A place for criminal law in the regulation of reproductive technologies.(Canada )
January 1, 2002... On May 9, 2002, Canadian Health Minister Anne McLellan introduced Bill C-56, An Act Respecting Assisted Human Reproduction (the "AHR Act"), (1) in the House of Commons. The Bill was then re-introduced in the House on October 9, 2002 as Bill...
Industry and the academy: conflicts of interest in contemporary health research.
January 1, 2002... I. Introduction
The case of Dr. Nancy Olivieri, the Hospital for Sick Children (HSC), the University of Toronto, and Apotex Inc. (hereinafter the "Olivieri case") is critically important to an understanding of the issues central to...
History of a gene patent: tracing the development and application of commercial BRCA testing.(Myriad Genetics)
January 1, 2002... 1. Introduction
The patenting and commercialization of human genetic material raises a host of complex social, ethical, and policy issues, such as the potential for discrimination or stigmatization in access to health care services or...
Type 2 diabetes and children in aboriginal communities: the array of factors that shape health and access to health care.(Canada )
January 1, 2002... The human costs of unrestrained development on our traditional territory, whether in the form of massive hydroelectric development or irresponsible forestry operations, are no surprise for us. Diabetes has followed the destruction of our...