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Katherine Record

  • Bioethics

    “Isn’t Incarceration Better than Death?”

    By Katherine L. Record, JD, MPH, MA Shortly after criticizing Massachusetts for incarcerating innocent individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) when drug rehab facilities are full, I received an email from a woman who lost…

    “Isn’t Incarceration Better than Death?”

  • Bioethics

    A Drug Epidemic’s Silver Lining

    By Katherine L. Record Can there be a silver lining to a drug epidemic that is so extreme it is deemed a public health emergency? As prescription opioid (painkiller) addictions drive individuals to heroin, there…

    A Drug Epidemic’s Silver Lining

  • Conscience

    Smoke and Mirrors and Women, Oh My

    By Katherine L. Record Last week the Supreme Court attracted lots of attention when it heard arguments about whether a corporation can exclude mandatory preventive benefits from its employee health plan, based on a religious…

    Smoke and Mirrors and Women, Oh My