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Securing Deliberative Autonomy, James E. Fleming Nov 1995

Securing Deliberative Autonomy, James E. Fleming

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In this article, Professor Fleming proposes to tether the right of autonomy by grounding it within a constitutional constructivism, a guidingframeworkfor constitutional theory with two fundamental themes: deliberative democracy and deliberative autonomy. He advances deliberative autonomy as a unifying theme that shows the coherence and structure of certain substantive liberties on a list of familiar "unenumerated" fundamental rights (commonly classed under privacy, autonomy, or substantive due process). The bedrock structure of deliberative autonomy secures basic liberties that are significant preconditions for persons' ability to deliberate about and make certain fundamental decisions affecting their destiny, identity, or way of life. As …


Inviolability And Privacy: The Castle, The Sanctuary, And The Body, Linda C. Mcclain Jan 1995

Inviolability And Privacy: The Castle, The Sanctuary, And The Body, Linda C. Mcclain

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This article explores the idea and imagery of inviolability. I use a trilogy of terms-the castle, the sanctuary, and the body-to illuminate different loci of inviolability and to show how notions of sacredness and sanctity undergird the legal protection of inviolability. These images, familiar from privacy jurisprudence, provide a useful lens through which to examine the association between inviolability and gender. Familiar feminist critiques suggest that concepts such as privacy have served to deny, rather than to secure, inviolability for women and women's bodies. I explore the interplay of inviolability and privacy in some prominent feminist accounts of sexuality, and …


Insurance Risk Classification After Mcgann: Managing Risk Efficiently In The Shadow Of The Ada, Maria O'Brien Jan 1995

Insurance Risk Classification After Mcgann: Managing Risk Efficiently In The Shadow Of The Ada, Maria O'Brien

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A significant part of the health insurance debate which gripped the country during the first two years of President Clinton's administration focused on the critical shortage of employer-sponsored health insurance for disabled, br high risk, employees. Indeed, President Clinton's promise of universal access in connection with the promotion of his health care plan is apparently designed to ensure that the increasingly popular employer practice of excluding high risk employees becomes obsolete. In the meantime, while the merits of the Clinton plan and its competitors are debated, individuals like John McGann-working and insured--continue to discover that like their health, their insurance …