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Health Law Journal articles from January 1 2006
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Health Law Journal archives from January 1 2006
The role and powers of forensic psychiatric review boards in Canada: recent developments.
January 1, 2006... I. Introduction: Overview of the Law of Forensic Psychiatry
The law of forensic psychiatry deals with the criminal justice system's response to criminal conduct caused by mental disorder. In 1992, Canada wholly rewrote its forensic...
Overcoming the obstacles: a collaborative approach to informed consent in prenatal genetic screening.(Canada)
January 1, 2006... "The social distance built into current ways of looking at the human body--the view of an objective scientist looking at another bodily object that is clearly separate and distinct--will be expanded to include a new type of social...
Complementary and alternative medicine and the medical expense tax credit: a case for legislative reform.
January 1, 2006... Since 1942, Canada's Income Tax Act has provided tax relief to taxpayers who spend substantial amounts of their income on out-of-pocket medical expenses. (1) Since 1988, this relief comes in the form of a tax credit, an amount that is directly...
Why criminalizing sex selection techniques is unjust: an argument challenging conventional wisdom.(Canada)
January 1, 2006... Introduction
The issue of sex selection is one that often invokes a great deal of controversy. In a society where we value equality between men and women should one be able to choose the sex of one's offspring? Would males be chosen over...
Behind the screen: legal and ethical considerations in neonatal screening for prenatal exposure to alcohol.(Canada)
January 1, 2006... I. Foreword
In a recent Motherisk Clinical Practice Update published in Canadian Family Physician, the authors presented the following question from a family physician: "I have several patients whom I suspect are drinking during pregnancy....
Quality v. equality: the divided court in Chaoulli v. Quebec.
January 1, 2006... I. Introduction
On June 9, 2005, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its anxiously awaited decision in Chaoulli v. Quebec. (1) The legal issue before the Court was whether Quebec legislation prohibiting private insurance for physician and...