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Vertical Restraints Among Hospitals, Physicians And Health Insurers That Raise Rivals' Costs, Jonathan Baker
Vertical Restraints Among Hospitals, Physicians And Health Insurers That Raise Rivals' Costs, Jonathan Baker
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Medical Decision Making During A Surrogate Pregnancy, Thomas Wm. Mayo
Medical Decision Making During A Surrogate Pregnancy, Thomas Wm. Mayo
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This article is concerned with a tradition of paternalism within the medical and legal professions toward pregnant women, their children, and the medical decisions that pregnant women make affecting both. In most surrogacy contracts, the surrogate mother agrees not to have an abortion and to refrain from certain types of harmful conduct, including the consumption of alcoholic beverages, smoking, and the use of illegal drugs. This article will consider the implications these provisions have for medical decision making during pregnancy, and for the concepts of individual autonomy, informed consent and the developing doctrine of fetal rights.
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