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A New Life For Wrongful Living, Nadia N. Sawicki Jan 2014

A New Life For Wrongful Living, Nadia N. Sawicki

NYLS Law Review

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All His Sexless Patients: Persons With Mental Disabilities And The Competence To Have Sex, Michael L. Perlin, Alison Lynch Jan 2014

All His Sexless Patients: Persons With Mental Disabilities And The Competence To Have Sex, Michael L. Perlin, Alison Lynch

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With the growth in the field of mental disability law over the past 50 years, very few topics involving persons with mental illness remain taboo or off limits to scholars and judges who face these issues daily. However, discussions of the question of whether persons with mental disabilities have a right to voluntary sexual interaction often touches a raw nerve in conversations about mental disability law, even with those who are practicing in the field, and the discomfort people feel in examining this topic is exacerbated when discussing individuals who are institutionalized.

Although this often appears to be a difficult …


Advance Directives, Dementia, And Eligibility For Physician-Assisted Death, Paul T. Menzel Jan 2014

Advance Directives, Dementia, And Eligibility For Physician-Assisted Death, Paul T. Menzel

NYLS Law Review

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Health Justice Denied Or Delayed At The End Of Life: A Crisis Needing Remedial Action, David C. Leven Jan 2014

Health Justice Denied Or Delayed At The End Of Life: A Crisis Needing Remedial Action, David C. Leven

NYLS Law Review

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Dispute Resolution Mechanisms For Intractable Medical Futility Disputes, Thaddeus Mason Pope Jan 2014

Dispute Resolution Mechanisms For Intractable Medical Futility Disputes, Thaddeus Mason Pope

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Give Me Liberty At My Death: Expanding End-Of-Life Choice In Massachusetts, Kathryn L. Tucker Jan 2014

Give Me Liberty At My Death: Expanding End-Of-Life Choice In Massachusetts, Kathryn L. Tucker

NYLS Law Review

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From Schiavo To Death Panels: How Media Coverage Of End-Of-Life Issues Affects Public Opinion, Sherrie Dulworth Jan 2014

From Schiavo To Death Panels: How Media Coverage Of End-Of-Life Issues Affects Public Opinion, Sherrie Dulworth

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Right-To-Die Cases: A New York Historical Perspective, Sol Wachtler Jan 2014

Right-To-Die Cases: A New York Historical Perspective, Sol Wachtler

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Limits Of Autonomy: Force-Feedings In Catholic Hospitals And In Prisons, Ann Neumann Jan 2014

The Limits Of Autonomy: Force-Feedings In Catholic Hospitals And In Prisons, Ann Neumann

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Context Matters: Disability, The End Of Life, And Why The Conversation Is Still So Difficult, Alicia Ouellette Jan 2014

Context Matters: Disability, The End Of Life, And Why The Conversation Is Still So Difficult, Alicia Ouellette

NYLS Law Review

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Avoiding The Technical Knockout: Tackling The Inadequacies Of Youth Concussion Legislation, Erin P. Andrews Jan 2014

Avoiding The Technical Knockout: Tackling The Inadequacies Of Youth Concussion Legislation, Erin P. Andrews

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.