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A Jurisprudential Analysis Of Government Intervention And Prenatal Drug Abuse, Susan Saab Fortney
A Jurisprudential Analysis Of Government Intervention And Prenatal Drug Abuse, Susan Saab Fortney
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This article addresses the serious public health problem of substance abuse among pregnant women. Part I of this article introduces the national problem of prenatal drug abuse. Part II discuses the appropriateness of government intervention. The article explains the medical consequences of prenatal drug abuse, and then, describes the justification of government intervention. The article details both existing criminal law and new legislation regarding prenatal drug abuse. Part III addresses constitutional concerns and the conflict between a woman’s right on the one hand and the state interest and “fetal rights” on the other. Part IV considers the moral and legal …
Proxy Consent To Organ Donation By Incompetents, Michael T. Morley
Proxy Consent To Organ Donation By Incompetents, Michael T. Morley
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