The Use of Child Protective Services and Court Orders to Enforce Medical Compliance in the Labor and Delivery Room: How Threats of Legal Action Limit Reproductive Choice by Alexa Richardson Competent adults have a legally recognized right to complete control over health decisions that involve their bodily autonomy.[1] However, when patients make decisions during labor and delivery that diverge from what their provider believes is best, some doctors, nurses, and hospitals threaten to report the ... continue reading...
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A Patient Struggles to be Heard
A Patient Struggles to be Heard by Ann Tweedy [Full PDF of Essay] When I received a call from a nurse notifying me that I had breast cancer, my first sensation was shock. I was at work at the time, and the call came in a day earlier than I had expected. The nurse sounded apologetic, her voice strained yet matter-of-fact. I heard her words—“both biopsies came out positive for invasive lobular carcinoma”—and tried to absorb the reality that I had cancer. But it was as if my being was ... continue reading...
Responsible Resource Development: A Strategic Plan to Consider Social and Cultural Impacts of Tribal Extractive Industry Development
Responsible Resource Development: A Strategic Plan to Consider Social and Cultural Impacts of Tribal Extractive Industry Development Carla F. Fredericks, Kate Finn, Erica Gajda, and Jesse Heibel* Click here for a PDF of the entire paper. Abstract This paper presents a strategic, solution-based plan as a companion to our recent article published in the Harvard Journal of Law and Gender, “Responsible Resource Development.”[1] As a second phase of our work to combat the issues of human ... continue reading...
The Way Pavers: Eleven Supreme Court-worthy Women
by Meg Penrose Click here for a PDF of the entire Essay. Introduction Four women have served as associate justices on the United States Supreme Court. Since the Court’s inception in 1789, more than 160 individuals have been nominated to serve as Supreme Court justices.[1] Five nominees, or roughly 3 percent, have been women.[2] To help put this gender dearth in perspective, more men named “Samuel” have served as Supreme Court justices than women.[3] Thirteen U.S. presidents have each ... continue reading...
The Fight Over the ACA’s Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
by Charlotte Butash* Click here for a PDF On October 6th, the Trump Administration issued new regulations attacking the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that employers include free contraceptive coverage in their workplace health plans.[1] In response to this development, advocacy groups across the country have taken to the courts to fight back to protect women’s health. The Affordable Care Act: Establishing the Mandate When the Affordable Care Act was first implemented, it required that ... continue reading...