Issues in Law & Medicine articles from March 1999

Issues in Law & Medicine archives from March 1999

The doctrine of informed consent: a tale of two cultures and two legal traditions.
March 22, 1999... ABSTRACT: In this article, the author compares and contrasts the notion of informed consent in medical decision making in the Western legal system with the traditional Jewish biblical legal system. Walter critically examines the philosophical...

Report of Peter R. Uhlenberg, Ph.D.
March 22, 1999... Fellow The Carolina Population Center University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC Regarding Karlin et al. v. Foust et al. August 9, 1995 I. Change in the Number of Abortions Related to the Mississippi 24-Hour Delay Law In...

Report of John G. Gianopoulos, M.D.
March 22, 1999... Re: Karlin et al. v. Foust et al. August 6, 1996 1. I am an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Loyola University Medical Center and currently serve as the Acting Chairman for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. I...

Report of Sandra Mahkorn, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.
March 22, 1999... Regarding: Karlin et al. v. Foust et al. August 12, 1996 1. I am currently an independent consultant in the health care field and work with management of large scale health delivery systems. I received my M.D. in family medicine from the...

Report of Basil Jackson M.D., Ph.D., Th.D., J.D., D.Litt.
March 22, 1999... Regarding: Karlin et al. v. Foust et al. 12 August 1996 I. Statement of Opinions 1. The loss of a fetus/child in abortion can be a stressful event of significant proportions. For some, the experience will have minimal impact. For...

Report of Anne C. Speckhard, Ph.D.
March 22, 1999... Regarding: Karlin et al. v. Foust et al. August 12, 1996 1. I am a licensed professional counselor in private clinical practice working in Alexandria, VA (in the metro Washington, D.C. area). I have a general practice treating children,...