Journal of Law and Health articles from June 2002

Journal of Law and Health archives from June 2002

A healer or an executioner? The proper role of a psychiatrist in a criminal justice system.
June 22, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION II. INSANITY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE A. Why Absolve the "Lunatics?" B. Science and the Law C. Various Judicial Tests for Insanity III. PSYCHIATRY AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ...

A death by any other name: the federal government's inconsistent treatment of drugs used in lethal injections and physician-assisted suicide.
June 22, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION II. HECKLER V. CHANEY AND THE FDA's RELUCTANCE TO ACT III. WASHINGTON V. GLUCKSBERG AND OREGON'S DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT IV. THE EMERGENCE OF LETHAL INJECTION AS THE SOLE METHOD OF EXECUTION A....

Bioterrorism defense: are state mandated compulsory vaccination programs an infringement upon a citizen's constitutional rights?
June 22, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION II. DEFINING BIOTERRORISM A. Anthrax B. Smallpox III. DEFENSES A. Vaccinations B. Who Mandates Vaccinations? C. Public Policy IV. FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT A. Liberty...

A tripartite threat to medical records privacy: technology, HIPAA'S privacy rule and the USA Patriot Act.(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)
June 22, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION II. PRIVACY IS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT III. MEDICAL RECORDS PRIVACY IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE IV. HIPAA: THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO THREATENED MEDICAL RECORDS PRIVACY V. PRIVACY RIGHTS...

Ohio's patient-physician privilege: whether planned parenthood is a protected party.
June 22, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION II. HISTORY A. Where the Right to Medical Privacy Originated B. The Origin of the Patient-Physician Privilege C. What is Planned Parenthood? III. OHIO LAW: THE PATIENT-PHYSICIAN PRIVILEGE A. The...

Prohibiting procreation: a step in the right direction to protect the children of deadbeat dads; an analysis of the court decision in State v. Oakley.
June 22, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION II. STATE v. OAKLEY A. Policy Considerations B. Circuit Court Opinion C. Second Circuit District Court of Appeals of Wisconsin Opinion D. The Wisconsin Supreme Court's Majority Opinion...

Do not resuscitate decision-making: Ohio's do not resuscitate law should be amended to include a mature minor's right to initiate a DNR order.
June 22, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION II. DO NOT RESUSCITATE: AN OVERVIEW A. A Do Not Resuscitate Order: What is it and Why is it Issued? B. Ohio's Current Do Not Resuscitate Law III. A LOOK AT THE MINOR AND HEALTHCARE: PAST AND ...

What successful companies know that law firms need to know: the importance of employee motivation and job satisfaction to increased productivity and stronger client relationships.
June 22, 2002... INTRODUCTION I. INTO THE PRESSURE COOKER: THE DEMANDS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION AFFECT LAWYERS' RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR STAFF MEMBERS II. BUILDING AND SUSTAINING RELATIONSHIPS: MOTIVATED AND SATISFIED EMPLOYEES ...