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Science, Public Bioethics, And The Problem Of Integration, Orlando Carter Snead
Science, Public Bioethics, And The Problem Of Integration, Orlando Carter Snead
O. Carter Snead
Public bioethics — the governance of science, medicine, and biotechnology in the name of ethical goods — is an emerging area of American law. The field uniquely combines scientific knowledge, moral reasoning, and prudential judgments about democratic decisionmaking. It has captured the attention of officials in every branch of government, as well as the American public. Public questions (such as those relating to the law of abortion, the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, and the regulation of end-of-life decisionmaking) continue to roil the public square.
This article examines the question of how scientific methods and principles can and …
Organophosphates, Friend And Foe: The Promise Of Medical Monitoring For Farm Workers And Their Families, Gabriel Eckstein, Adriane Busby
Organophosphates, Friend And Foe: The Promise Of Medical Monitoring For Farm Workers And Their Families, Gabriel Eckstein, Adriane Busby
Gabriel Eckstein
Millions of farm workers nation-wide who load, mix and/or apply pesticides are exposed to incredible amounts of pesticides on a daily basis. Various inefficiencies and inconsistencies in the regulatory system – including insufficient illness reporting data systems, lack of regulatory compliance and enforcement, and inadequate data and information on the chronic effects of exposure and overexposure to various pesticides – increase the likelihood that these workers will continue to be exposed to dangerous amounts of pesticides.
This article assesses the existing mechanisms designed to protect farm workers from occupational exposure to pesticides and identifies and analyzes some of the shortcomings …