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Protecting Egg Donors And Human Embryos—The Failure Of The South Korean Bioethics And Biosafety Act, Mukta Jhalani
Protecting Egg Donors And Human Embryos—The Failure Of The South Korean Bioethics And Biosafety Act, Mukta Jhalani
Washington International Law Journal
Human embryonic stem cells have the potential to treat many physical and neurological disorders due to their unique ability to transform into any type of human cell. The process of deriving stem cells from human embryos, however, raises important ethical and regulatory issues. Embryonic stem cell research requires a steady source of human eggs to create embryos that are destroyed during stem cell extraction. International declarations and guidelines protect the two most vulnerable participants of embryonic stem cell research: women who donate eggs for research purposes and human embryos that are destroyed in the research. In 2005, South Korea passed …
The Need For Effective Licensure Laws For Mid-Level Health Care Providers In Countries Facing Chronic Physician Shortages: A Case Study Of The Marshall Islands' Health Assistants, Jeffrey P. Lane
Washington International Law Journal
Facing a global physician shortage and high international emigration rates, developing countries are increasingly looking to mid-level health care providers to provide critical primary health care services. Mid-level providers have more training than nurses but less than full physicians and are typically authorized to prescribe medications and perform simple medical procedures. As the demand for health care providers continues to grow, mid-level providers are increasingly being asked to provide a broader array of clinical services. In response to this growing need, mid-level providers are increasingly practicing outside of their licensed scope of practice, which may both compromise patient safety and …
Toward A Legislative Solution To The Growing Hiv/Aids Epidemic In Russia: A Case For Expanded Health Privacy, Carrie C. Gage
Toward A Legislative Solution To The Growing Hiv/Aids Epidemic In Russia: A Case For Expanded Health Privacy, Carrie C. Gage
Washington International Law Journal
The Russian Federation faces one of the fastest growing rates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (“HIV”) infection in the world. In 1995, Russia adopted comprehensive legislation addressing HIV and the disease caused by this virus, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (“AIDS”). The legislation prohibited discrimination based on HIV infection and provided access to medical care for people living with HIV/AIDS. Having recognized that Injecting Drug Users involved in sex work will likely act as a bridge to the general population, the Russian government has recently taken greater steps to curb transmission. Russia has moved to decriminalize the distribution of hypodermic needles for …