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Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

Journal

2012

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Christian Witness, Moral Anthropology, And The Death Penalty, Richard W. Garnett Jan 2012

Christian Witness, Moral Anthropology, And The Death Penalty, Richard W. Garnett

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

In this essay, I consider - in the context of our ongoing debates about capital punishment - the question, what role ought religious beliefs play in a pluralistic democratic society that often presumes strict boundaries between matters of private faith and political life? I suggest, first, that we should resist the imposition of such strict boundaries between matters of private faith and political life and, second, that in the context of our public arguments about the death penalty, engaged Christians should not merely to baptize the policy analyses and preferences of abolitionist or other interest groups, but should instead propose …


Reflections On Cuomo: The Secret Consensus, Theodore M. Hesburgh Jan 2012

Reflections On Cuomo: The Secret Consensus, Theodore M. Hesburgh

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.


Palliative Care And Hospice: Opportunities To Improve Care For The Sickest Patients, Kathleen Tschantz Unroe, Diane E. Meier Jan 2012

Palliative Care And Hospice: Opportunities To Improve Care For The Sickest Patients, Kathleen Tschantz Unroe, Diane E. Meier

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

The article discusses how palliative care and hospice services address the quality and cost concerns in the U.S. health care system. By focusing on symptom management, coordination among providers, and improved transitions of care, the services meet the needs of the sickest persons at lower costs. The author suggests putting in place the right leadership and resources and strengthening the workforce to successfully expand the programs.


Exploitation Nation: The Thin And Grey Legal Lines Between Trafficked Persons And Abused Migrant Laborers, Dina Francesca Haynes Jan 2012

Exploitation Nation: The Thin And Grey Legal Lines Between Trafficked Persons And Abused Migrant Laborers, Dina Francesca Haynes

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.