Health Law Policy

Reproductive Malpractice and the U.S. Military

By Alex Stein and Dov Fox Check out the new op-ed at HuffPo by Bill of Health bloggers Dov Fox and Alex Stein on the unfair treatment of American servicewomen (and their children) under the Feres doctrine should they fall victim to medical malpractice during their pregnancy or delivery. Fox and Stein call for SCOTUS to fix…

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By Alex Stein and Dov Fox

Check out the new op-ed at HuffPo by Bill of Health bloggers Dov Fox and Alex Stein on the unfair treatment of American servicewomen (and their children) under the Feres doctrine should they fall victim to medical malpractice during their pregnancy or delivery. Fox and Stein call for SCOTUS to fix the loophole it left open in the 1950 case, or for Congress to “set up a fund for compensating children whose disabilities were caused by substandard care at military medical facilities.”  Take a look at the full post here.

 

About the authors

  • Alex Stein

    Alex Stein is a blogger for Bill of Health, and is Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School. Prior to joining Brooklyn Law, Professor Stein was on the faculty at Cardozo (2004–16) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1991–2004).

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  • Dov Fox

    Dov is a Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Health Law Policy & Bioethics at the University of San Diego School of Law. He has published and lectured widely on legal topics in torts, criminal justice, anti-discrimination law, reproductive rights, neuroscience, and bioethics.

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