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A Nursing Perspective On End-Of-Life Care: Research And Policy Issues, Linda E. Moody, June Lunney, Patricia A. Grady
A Nursing Perspective On End-Of-Life Care: Research And Policy Issues, Linda E. Moody, June Lunney, Patricia A. Grady
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
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Testing For Genetic Traits: The Need For A New Legal Doctrine Of Informed Consent, Elizabeth B. Cooper
Testing For Genetic Traits: The Need For A New Legal Doctrine Of Informed Consent, Elizabeth B. Cooper
Maryland Law Review
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Promoting Medical Research Without Sacrificing Patient Autonomy: Legal And Ethical Issues Raised By The Waiver Of Informed Consent For Emergency Research, Sandra J. Carnahan
Promoting Medical Research Without Sacrificing Patient Autonomy: Legal And Ethical Issues Raised By The Waiver Of Informed Consent For Emergency Research, Sandra J. Carnahan
Oklahoma Law Review
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Testing For Genetic Traits: The Need For A New Legal Doctrine Of Informed Consent , Elizabeth B. Cooper
Testing For Genetic Traits: The Need For A New Legal Doctrine Of Informed Consent , Elizabeth B. Cooper
Faculty Scholarship
Innovative medical technology has made it possible to test whether you are at increased risk for certain types of cancer. The mere processing of a vial of blood can reveal whether you have a genetic predisposition to develop breast, ovarian, or prostate cancer, or other life-threatening conditions. The Human Genome Project, an international endeavor seeking to map our genetic structures, has facilitated this increasing ability to test for genetic flaws. It is expected that as the human genetic map is filled in, and as flaws in our fundamental building blocks are identified, there will be a concomitant drive to test …
Twerski & Cohen's Second Revolution: A Systems/Strategic Perspective, Lynn M. Lopucki
Twerski & Cohen's Second Revolution: A Systems/Strategic Perspective, Lynn M. Lopucki
UF Law Faculty Publications
In an article published in 1992, Professors Twerski and Cohen suggested that basic principles of the law of informed consent require medical providers to tell their patients about competing providers could perform the same procedures better or more safely. In its 1996 decision in Johnson v. Kokemoor, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin cited Twerski and Cohen's article in holding a neurosurgeon liable for not telling a patient of such a competitor. As a result, Twerski and Cohen now argue, the law of informed consent now stands on the brink of a second revolution. This comment sets forth a systems/strategic analysis …