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Medical Jurisprudence

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Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

2012

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Madness In The Hole: Solitary Confinement And Mental Health Of Prison Inmates, Emily Coffey Jan 2012

Madness In The Hole: Solitary Confinement And Mental Health Of Prison Inmates, Emily Coffey

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Barefoot And Pregnant: How The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act Will Leave Young Mothers To Fend For Themselves, Tyler Hanson Jan 2012

Barefoot And Pregnant: How The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act Will Leave Young Mothers To Fend For Themselves, Tyler Hanson

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Patient Protection And Decision Aid Quality: Regulatory And Tort Law Approaches, Nadia N. Sawicki Jan 2012

Patient Protection And Decision Aid Quality: Regulatory And Tort Law Approaches, Nadia N. Sawicki

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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The Hollow Promise Of Freedom Of Conscience, Nadia N. Sawicki Jan 2012

The Hollow Promise Of Freedom Of Conscience, Nadia N. Sawicki

Faculty Publications & Other Works

Two hundred years ago, Thomas Jefferson asserted that no law "ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil authority." Since then, freedom of conscience has continued to be heralded as a fundamental principle of American society. Indeed, many current policy debates-most notably in the medical and military contexts-are predicated on the theory that claims of conscience are worthy of legal respect. This Article, which offers a comprehensive account of the contemporary treatment of conscience, challenges established assumptions and seeks to reframe the debate about the normative value of …