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Full-Text Articles in Family Law
Sacred Children, Taboo Tradeoffs, And Distorted Discourses, Sean Hannon Williams
Sacred Children, Taboo Tradeoffs, And Distorted Discourses, Sean Hannon Williams
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Article brings together three literatures—bioethics, psychological research on taboo tradeoffs, and family law—to reveal pervasive distortions in current family law scholarship and judicial reasoning. Empirical work in bioethics shows that child welfare occupies a unique moral sphere. People routinely resist making tradeoffs between spheres. Just as sacrificing adult lives for money is taboo, so too is sacrificing child welfare for adult welfare. When faced with the prospect of these tradeoffs, people engage in a predictable set of avoidance and moral mitigation strategies. Across five case studies, this Article shows how child welfare has talismanic qualities which, even in the …
The Absence Or Misuse Of Statistics In Forensic Science As A Contributor To Wrongful Convictions: From Pattern Matching To Medical Opinions About Child Abuse, Keith A. Findley
The Absence Or Misuse Of Statistics In Forensic Science As A Contributor To Wrongful Convictions: From Pattern Matching To Medical Opinions About Child Abuse, Keith A. Findley
Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)
The new scrutiny that has been applied to the forensic sciences since the emergence of DNA profiling as the gold standard three decades ago has identified numerous concerns about the absence of a solid scientific footing for most disciplines. This article examines one of the lesser-considered problems that afflicts virtually all of the pattern-matching (or “individualization”) disciplines (largely apart from DNA), and even undermines the validity of other forensic disciplines like forensic pathology and medical determinations about child abuse, particularly Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma (SBS/AHT). That problem is the absence or misuse of statistics. This article begins by applying …
On The Proposed Legalization Of Commercial Surrogacy: I Thought We Had Abolished The Sale Of Human Beings, Phyllis Chesler
On The Proposed Legalization Of Commercial Surrogacy: I Thought We Had Abolished The Sale Of Human Beings, Phyllis Chesler
Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence
No abstract provided.
Twenty-Week Abortion Bans: Ineffective, Unconstitutional And Unwise, Paul Benjamin Linton
Twenty-Week Abortion Bans: Ineffective, Unconstitutional And Unwise, Paul Benjamin Linton
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
No abstract provided.
Dimensions Of Aging And Belonging For The Older Person And The Effects Of Ageism, Laurence C. Nolan
Dimensions Of Aging And Belonging For The Older Person And The Effects Of Ageism, Laurence C. Nolan
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
No abstract provided.
Golden Eggs: Towards The Rational Regulation Of Oocyte Donation, Kenneth Baum
Golden Eggs: Towards The Rational Regulation Of Oocyte Donation, Kenneth Baum
BYU Law Review
No abstract provided.
Providing Safe Haven: The Challenge To Family Courts In Cases Of Child Abuse And Neglect By Substance-Abusing Parents, Susan E. Foster, Margaret Long Macchetto
Providing Safe Haven: The Challenge To Family Courts In Cases Of Child Abuse And Neglect By Substance-Abusing Parents, Susan E. Foster, Margaret Long Macchetto
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Substance Abuse, Families, And Unified Family Courts: The Creation Of A Caring Justice System, Barbara A. Babb, Judith D. Moran
Substance Abuse, Families, And Unified Family Courts: The Creation Of A Caring Justice System, Barbara A. Babb, Judith D. Moran
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Evaluating Histories Of Substance Abuse In Cases Involving The Termination Of Parental Rights, Richard C. Boldt
Evaluating Histories Of Substance Abuse In Cases Involving The Termination Of Parental Rights, Richard C. Boldt
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
The Challenge Of Substance Abuse For Family Preservation Policy, Dorothy Roberts
The Challenge Of Substance Abuse For Family Preservation Policy, Dorothy Roberts
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse, And Child Welfare: The Legal System's Response, Jane C. Murphy, Margaret J. Potthast
Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse, And Child Welfare: The Legal System's Response, Jane C. Murphy, Margaret J. Potthast
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Drug Treatment Courts: Evolution, Evaluation, And Future Directions, Gloria Danziger, Jeffrey A. Kuhn
Drug Treatment Courts: Evolution, Evaluation, And Future Directions, Gloria Danziger, Jeffrey A. Kuhn
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Misconceiving Mothers: Legislators, Prosecutors, And The Politics Of Drug Exposure, By Laura E. Gomez, Joseph R. Henry
Misconceiving Mothers: Legislators, Prosecutors, And The Politics Of Drug Exposure, By Laura E. Gomez, Joseph R. Henry
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Substance Abuse, Families, And The Courts, Margarete Parrish
Substance Abuse, Families, And The Courts, Margarete Parrish
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
The Science Of Addiction: Research And Public Health Perspectives, Richard A. Millstein, Alan I. Leshner
The Science Of Addiction: Research And Public Health Perspectives, Richard A. Millstein, Alan I. Leshner
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Substance Abuse And An Urban Court's Family Division: A View From Baltimore City, Miriam B. Hutchins
Substance Abuse And An Urban Court's Family Division: A View From Baltimore City, Miriam B. Hutchins
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Introduction: Unified Family Courts: A Mandate From Heaven, Sheila M. Murphy
Introduction: Unified Family Courts: A Mandate From Heaven, Sheila M. Murphy
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
The Fourth Circuit's Baby K Decision: Plain Language Does Not Make Good Law, David Zell Myerberg M.D.
The Fourth Circuit's Baby K Decision: Plain Language Does Not Make Good Law, David Zell Myerberg M.D.
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Secondhand Smoke As An Issue In Child Custody/Visitation Disputes, Jeffrey L. Hall
Secondhand Smoke As An Issue In Child Custody/Visitation Disputes, Jeffrey L. Hall
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Parental Notification And Abortion: A Review And Recommendation To West Virginia's Legislature, David W. Frame West Virginia University College Of Law
Parental Notification And Abortion: A Review And Recommendation To West Virginia's Legislature, David W. Frame West Virginia University College Of Law
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.