Topic
Bioethics
298 published works
Health Law Prof Blog
Bloche’s Narrative Bioethics
Pearson story 110 or so http://www.healthreformwatch.com/2011/03/10/why-narratives-do-and-should-matter-in-bioethics/
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Selective Reduction of Twin Pregnancies Raises Ethical Questions
New York Times Magazine: The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy, by Ruth Padawer:As Jenny lay on the obstetrician’s examination table, she was grateful that the ultrasound tech had turned off the overhead screen.…
The Faculty Lounge
Viagra and the Law
Anyone who wants to write the article (or teach the class) is welcome to the title. It's not my area of expertise (ahem), but then again, I do teach Federal…
The Faculty Lounge
Posner on Foley (on Blobs)
Eric Posner reviews Elizabeth Price Foley’s The Law of Life and Death (HUP) in The New Republic. An excerpt: In eighty years or so, the average American goes from blob…
Elder Law Prof Blog
AALS Aging and the Law Listserv June 16, 2011
Film “How to Die in Oregon” on HBO this month. http://www.hbo.com/#/schedule/detail/focusId/706689?startTime=2011-06-16T04:15:52Z&cmpid=ABC464. The movie is about Oregon’s Death with Dignity law - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1715802/For a critical commentary on the movie, see: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/how-to-die-in-oregon--or-how-to-sidestep-hard-questions/2011/05/27/AGJJPiCH_blog.html.…
Health Law Prof Blog
The Picture of Health: Medical Ethics and the Movies
One of our recent guest bloggers, Jennifer S. Bard, Professor of Law at Texas Tech, has contributed a chapter to a new book of interest The Picture of Health: Medical Ethics and the Movies edited…
Health Law Prof Blog
Welcome to Guest Blogger Thomas L. Hafemeister
A warm welcome to the first of our guest bloggers for the month of April, Thomas L. Hafemeister. Here is a short bio for Professor Hafemeister: Thomas L. Hafemeister, J.D., Ph.D.;…
Health Law Prof Blog
Sigrid Fry-Revere: “Legal Trends in Bioethics August 2010”
Sigrid Fry-Revere, Chairwoman for the Center for Ethical Solutions, posted "Legal Trends in Bioethics August 2010" on SSRN: “Legal Trends in Bioethics” is devoted to following bioethics-related developments in judicial…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Canada Clinics Explore Donation as Solution to Growing Supply of Unused Frozen Embryos
Vancouver Sun: Embryo ethics: Finding a home for Canada’s frozen 'orphans', by Sharon Kirkey:Tens of thousands of human embryos hang in cold storage in Canada’s fertility clinics, an unknown number…
Health Law Prof Blog
Book Review: After We Die: The Life and Times of the Human Cadaver, by Norman Cantor
Kathy Cerminara from Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center recently posted a book review on SSRN that could interest many of the people reading this blog. The review discusses…