Issues in Law & Medicine articles from September 2005

Issues in Law & Medicine archives from September 2005

The science, studies and sociology of the abortion-breast cancer link.
September 22, 2005... ABSTRACT: This article explains the breast physiology and epidemiologic criteria supporting the abortion breast cancer link and the sociologic factors that cause this risk to remain largely unknown to both medical professionals and the public....

The abortion-breast cancer connection.
September 22, 2005... ABSTRACT: This article examines the abortion breast cancer link in some historical scientific detail, offering a perspective on an issue that is at the center of a long-running public policy debate that plays out in legislatures, courtrooms,...

Preston v. Meriter Hospital in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin.(medical malpractice)
September 22, 2005... HOLDING: When a baby is born in a hospital birthing center, the newborn has come to the "emergency department" for purposes of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). Thus, the hospital must provide "an appropriate...

Cancer facts: abortion, miscarriage, and breast cancer risk.
September 22, 2005... National Cancer Institute * Introduction A woman's hormone levels normally change throughout her life for a variety of reasons, and these hormonal changes can lead to changes in her breasts. Many such hormonal changes occur during...

Summary report: early reproductive events and breast cancer workshop.
September 22, 2005... Introduction The Early Reproductive Events and Breast Cancer Workshop convened February 24-26, 2003, and the outcomes of the meeting were reviewed and discussed at the joint meeting of the NCI Board of Scientific Advisors (BSA) and Board...

Abortion and breast cancer: the unproven link.
September 22, 2005... News Scientific research does not support a link between abortion and an increased risk of breast cancer later in life, researchers at a National Cancer Institute concluded at the end of a special workshop on Feb. 26, 2003. Participants...

Bioethics: A Primer for Christians, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... Meilaender, Gilbert. Bioethics: A Primer for Christians, Second Ed. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Win. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2005. This book was first published slightly less than ten years ago. The changes from the first edition include: (1) the...

Eugenic Nation: Faults and Frontiers of Better Breeding in Modern America.(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... Stern, Alexandra Minna. Eugenic Nation: Faults and Frontiers of Better Breeding in Modern America. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005. There are several reasons to challenge the prevailing historical understanding of eugenics...

Ending Life: Ethics and the Way We Die.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2005... Battin, Margaret Pabst. Ending Life: Ethics and the Way We Die. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. This book is a sequel to Batting 1994 volume The Least Worst Death. The last ten years have seen some development of...