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Diagnosing American Health Care: Economic Stakeholders And Bioethical Considerations, Jonathan Will Jan 2010

Diagnosing American Health Care: Economic Stakeholders And Bioethical Considerations, Jonathan Will

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Cost. Access. Quality. These are three objectives that must drive a responsible discussion regarding reform of the delivery of health care in this country, and specifically, decreasing (or at least controlling) cost while increasing access and quality.


Science, Public Bioethics, And The Problem Of Integration, O. Carter Snead Jan 2010

Science, Public Bioethics, And The Problem Of Integration, O. Carter Snead

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Public bioethics — the governance of science, medicine, and biotechnology in the name of ethical goods — is an emerging area of American law. The field uniquely combines scientific knowledge, moral reasoning, and prudential judgments about democratic decision making. It has captured the attention of officials in every branch of government, as well as the American public itself. Public questions (such as those relating to the law of abortion, the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, and the regulation of end-of-life decision making) continue to roil the public square.

This Article examines the question of how scientific methods and …