Issues in Law & Medicine articles from September 2001

Issues in Law & Medicine archives from September 2001

Playing God: Mary must die so Jodie may live longer.
September 22, 2001... ABSTRACT: In 2000, conjoined twins were born in England. What made this case unique was the fact that if the twins remained unseparated, medical opinion held they would die; if they were separated one twin would live, and one twin would die;...

"Culture of death" in the Netherlands: Dutch perspectives.
September 22, 2001... ABSTRACT: During the summer of 1999, extensive interviews with some of the leading authorities on euthanasia policy were conducted in the Netherlands. They were asked: Daniel Callahan argues that there is a `culture of death' in the...

The Case Against Assisted Suicide: For the Right to End-of-Life Care.
September 22, 2001... Foley, Kathleen and Herbert Hendin, eds. The Case Against Assisted Suicide: For the Right to End-of-Life Care. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. The debate over physician-assisted suicide has drawn attention to the complex...

Law and Bioethics: An Introduction.
September 22, 2001... Menikoff, Jerry. Law and Bioethics: An Introduction. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2001. While the American legal system has played an important role in shaping the field of bioethics, Law & Bioethics is the first book on...

A Catholic Guide to Medical Ethics.
September 22, 2001... Diamond, Eugene F. A Catholic Guide to Medical Ethics. Palos Park, Illinois: The Linacre Institute, 2001. This book is a compilation of articles addressing some fifty matters of concern from a Catholic perspective. In many cases, they are...

Healthcare Allocation: An Ethical Framework for Public Policy.
September 22, 2001... Fisher, Anthony & Luke Gormally, eds. Healthcare Allocation: An Ethical Framework for Public Policy. London: The Linacre Center, 2001. This volume was commissioned by The Catholic Bishops' Joint Bioethics Committee of the Catholic Bishops...

Privacy and Health Care.
September 22, 2001... Humber, James M. & Robert F. Almeder, eds. Privacy and Health Care. Totowa, New Jersey: Humana Press, 2001. Although a legal and moral right to privacy is generally recognized in society, there is no agreement regarding how these rights...