A unique offering in this field from a sterling author team, Health Law and
Bioethics: Cases in Context presents the stories and context of landmark
cases in the field. By conveying back story and creating context, this brief
text hooks students’ interest and deepens their understanding of the law and
policy implications of each case.
Health Law and Bioethics: Cases in Context, features:
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leading cases in the field, reflecting those included in the major
casebooks
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testimony and perspectives from parties, attorneys, and expert
witnesses in each case
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insight into the underlying law and policy in each decision
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historical, political, and social context
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personal, political, and economic factors determining the course of
litigation
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an approachable and engaging writing style
As a secondary text for courses in health law or bioethics, or as a primary
text in related seminars, Health Law and Bioethics: Cases in Context
illuminates seminal case decisions that address a wide range of contemporary
issues in this dynamic and fast-growing field of law.
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Part I. The Professional-Patient Relationship and the Quality of Care
Chapter 1. Canterbury v. Spence: The Inadvertent Landmark Case
Alan Meisel, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Chapter 2. Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial Hospital: A Broken Leg and
Institutional Liability Unbound
Richard S. Saver, University of Houston Law Center
Part II. Death and Dying
Chapter 3. Quinlan and Cruzan: Beyond the Symbols
Sandra H. Johnson, Saint Louis University School of Law
Part III. Reproductive Rights
Chapter 4. Johnson v. Calvert: Technology, Family, and Commerce
Lisa C. Ikemoto, University of California, Davis School of Law
Chapter 5. Litowitz v. Litowitz: Feuding Over Frozen Embryos and Forecasting
the Future of Reproductive Medicine
Judith Daar, Whittier Law School
Part IV. Organ Transplants, Medical Futility, and Presumed Consent
Chapter 6. In re T.A.C.P. and In the Matter of Baby K.: Anencephaly and
Slippery Slopes
Mary Crossley, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Chapter 7. Newman v. Sathyavaglswaran: Unbundling Property In The Dead
Michele Goodwin, University of Minnesota Law School
Part V. Public Health
Chapter 8. Jacobson v. Massachusetts: The Police Power and Civil Liberties in
Tension
Lawrence O. Gostin, Georgetown University Law Center
Katrina A. Pagonis, Georgetown University Law Center
Part VI. Regulatory, Organizational, and Business Issues
Chapter 9. United States v. Krizek: Rough Justice Under the Civil False Claims
Act
Thomas L. Greaney, Saint Louis University School of Law
Joan H. Krause, University of Houston Law Center
Chapter 10. Utah County v. Intermountain Health Care: Reconsidering the
Charitable Status of Nonprofit Hospitals
John D. Colombo, University of Illinois College of Law
Chapter 11. Estate of Gelsinger v. Trustees of University of Pennsylvania:
Money, Prestige, and Conflicts of Interest in Human Subjects Research
Robin Fretwell Wilson, Washington & Lee University School of Law
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