Journal of Law and Health articles from March 2006

Journal of Law and Health archives from March 2006

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation: an analysis of the status quo and a proposal for improvement (a medical perspective).
March 22, 2006... I. OVERVIEW AND HISTORY OF THE OHIO BUREAU OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION II. EXAMPLES OF PROBLEMS WITH THE OHIO BUREAU OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION A. Case Example 1 1. Case Example: The Physician who Treats the ...

How we die: a new prescription.
March 22, 2006... I. INTRODUCTION II. AUTONOMY IN END-OF-LIFE DECISION-MAKING III. JUDICIAL RESPONSE: FALSE AUTONOMY A. In re Quinlan B. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dep't of Health C. Schindler v. Schiavo IV. LEGISLATIVE RESPONSE:...

Assessing legal responses to prenatal drug use: can therapeutic responses produce more positive outcomes than punitive responses?
March 22, 2006... I. INTRODUCTION II. EFFECTS OF DRUG USE ON FETUSES A. Effects of Drug Use by Pregnant Women on Children B. Effects of Drug Use on the Mother C. Effects of Drug Use by Pregnant Women on Society ...

Theobald v. University of Cincinnati - reforming medical malpractice in Ohio: a survey of state laws and policy impacts.
March 22, 2006... I. INTRODUCTION II. THEOBALD V. UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI A. Theobald's Facts B. Theobald's Posture C. Theobald's Opinion and Holding III. HISTORY OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONER-STATE EMPLOYEE IMMUNITY CASE LAW...

Strange Harvest: Organ Transplants, Denatured Bodies and the Transformed Self.(Book review)
March 22, 2006... REVIEWING STRANGE HARVEST: ORGAN TRANSPLANTS, DENATURED BODIES, AND THE TRANSFORMED SELF. By Lesley A. Sharp. Berkeley, Cal.: University of California Press, 2006. Pp. xiv, 307. $24.95. As its title may suggest, Strange Harvest: Organ...

God v. the mitigation of damages doctrine: why religion should be considered a pre-existing condition.
March 22, 2006... I. INTRODUCTION II. CASE AND LEGAL BACKGROUND OF ISSUE A. Background on the Mitigation of Damages Doctrine and Religious Choices B. Mitigation of Damages, Beliefs, and Religion 1. Two Significant Cases ...

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act: changing what constitutes an "appropriate" education.
March 22, 2006... I. INTRODUCTION II. THE HISTORY OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT A. Background B. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act C. The Individuals with...

Taking a bite out of the harmful effects of mercury in dental fillings: advocating for national legislation for mercury amalgams.
March 22, 2006... "Having an amalgam filling placed in a tooth is like having a time bomb in your mouth waiting to go off." (1) I. INTRODUCTION II. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW III. FORMS OF MERCURY IV. POISON PALETTE? FACTS ABOUT AMALGAMS V. THE...