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The Failed Promise Of Workplace Health Regulation, David C. Vladeck Sep 2008

The Failed Promise Of Workplace Health Regulation, David C. Vladeck

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Mothers Versus Babies: Constitutional And Policy Problems With Prosecutions For Prenatal Maternal Substance Abuse, Meghan Horn Apr 2008

Mothers Versus Babies: Constitutional And Policy Problems With Prosecutions For Prenatal Maternal Substance Abuse, Meghan Horn

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

This note examines the constitutional and policy implications of criminal prosecutions for prenatal maternal substance abuse under statutes criminalizing drug delivery, child abuse, and manslaughter. Although only one of these convictions has been upheld in the thirty years since a prosecutor first brought such charges, prosecutors continue to propose new and increasingly inventive theories of prosecution. Not only do these cases present procedural due process, substantive due process, and equal protection problems, they also cannot be supported by public policy. The prosecutions are opposed by healthcare workers, pit the interests of mothers and unborn children against each other, and actually …


Symposium - "Safer" Tobacco Products: Reducing Harm Or Giving False Hope? Introduction, Kathleen Hoke Dachille, Jacqueline M. Mcnamara Jan 2008

Symposium - "Safer" Tobacco Products: Reducing Harm Or Giving False Hope? Introduction, Kathleen Hoke Dachille, Jacqueline M. Mcnamara

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


The Basis Of A Comprehensive Regulatory Policy For Reduced Harm Tobacco Products, David Sweanor, Rachel C. Grunberger Jan 2008

The Basis Of A Comprehensive Regulatory Policy For Reduced Harm Tobacco Products, David Sweanor, Rachel C. Grunberger

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Allies Not Adversaries: Teaching Collaboration To The Next Generation Of Doctors And Lawyers To Address Social Inequality, Elizabeth Tobin Tyler Jan 2008

Allies Not Adversaries: Teaching Collaboration To The Next Generation Of Doctors And Lawyers To Address Social Inequality, Elizabeth Tobin Tyler

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Room For Two In Tobacco Control: Limits On The Preemptive Scope Of The Proposed Legislation Granting Fda Oversight Of Tobacco, Christopher N. Banthin, Richard A. Daynard Jan 2008

Room For Two In Tobacco Control: Limits On The Preemptive Scope Of The Proposed Legislation Granting Fda Oversight Of Tobacco, Christopher N. Banthin, Richard A. Daynard

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Tobacco's Weakest Link: Why Tobacco Farmers Are Essential Players In The Fight Against Big Tobacco, Anna R. Kuperstein Jan 2008

Tobacco's Weakest Link: Why Tobacco Farmers Are Essential Players In The Fight Against Big Tobacco, Anna R. Kuperstein

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Keynote Speech On The Application Of Harm Reduction To Other Public Health Problems: What Is Similar Or Different About The Issue Of Tobacco?, Cheryl Healton Jan 2008

Keynote Speech On The Application Of Harm Reduction To Other Public Health Problems: What Is Similar Or Different About The Issue Of Tobacco?, Cheryl Healton

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Tobacco Litigation Without The Smoke? Cigarette Companies In The Smokeless Tobacco Industry, Micah L. Berman Jan 2008

Tobacco Litigation Without The Smoke? Cigarette Companies In The Smokeless Tobacco Industry, Micah L. Berman

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Tobacco Control And Snus: Time To Take A Stand, Lindsey C. Dastrup, Jacqueline M. Mcnamara Jan 2008

Tobacco Control And Snus: Time To Take A Stand, Lindsey C. Dastrup, Jacqueline M. Mcnamara

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.