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Medicate-To-Execute: Current Trends In Death Penalty Jurisprudence And The Perils Of Dual Loyalty, Daniel S. Shaivitz
Medicate-To-Execute: Current Trends In Death Penalty Jurisprudence And The Perils Of Dual Loyalty, Daniel S. Shaivitz
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
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The Girl Who Cried Pain: A Bias Against Women In The Treatment Of Pain, Diane E. Hoffmann, Anita J. Tarzian
The Girl Who Cried Pain: A Bias Against Women In The Treatment Of Pain, Diane E. Hoffmann, Anita J. Tarzian
Faculty Scholarship
In general, women report more severe levels of pain, more frequent incidences of pain, and pain of longer duration than men, but are nonetheless treated for pain less aggressively. The authors investigate this paradox from two perspectives: Do men and women in fact experience pain differently - whether biologically, cognitively, and/or emotionally? And regardless of the answer, what accounts for the differences in the pain treatment they receive, and what can we do to correct this situation?