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Nadia Sawicki

  • Bioethics

    “Sanitizing” Lethal Injection

    By Nadia N. Sawicki Oklahoma’s botched execution of Clayton Lockett has brought increased attention to an issue that I have been concerned with for years – the increased “medicalization” of legally sanctioned executions, and, in particular,…

    “Sanitizing” Lethal Injection

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    Nadia Sawicki

  • Bioethics

    Media Matters: Fetal Abnormalities in the Munoz Case

    By Nadia N. Sawicki The tragic case of Marlise Munoz is finally at an end, now that John Peter Smith Hospital has, pursuant to an order by Judge R. H. Wallace, Jr., taken Ms. Munoz off…

    Media Matters: Fetal Abnormalities in the Munoz Case

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    Nadia Sawicki

  • Abortion

    Standards of Care and Patient Advocacy in Religiously Affiliated Hospitals

    By Nadia N. Sawicki The New York Times reported today that the ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on behalf of Tamesha Means, a patient at Mercy Health Partners in…

    Standards of Care and Patient Advocacy in Religiously Affiliated Hospitals

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    Nadia Sawicki

  • Announcements

    Health Law Chair Position at Loyola University Chicago

    By Nadia N. Sawicki I’m pleased to announce that Loyola University Chicago School of Law is seeking to fill the recently created Bernard J. Beazley Chair in Health Law and Policy.  My colleagues and I at…

    Health Law Chair Position at Loyola University Chicago

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    Nadia Sawicki

  • End-of-Life

    Lethal Injection Drug Shortage Leads to Debate

    By Nadia N. Sawicki A recent article in the New York Times (“Death Row Improvises, Lacking Lethal Mix”) described the challenges that correctional departments in death penalty states face in obtaining the drugs needed for lethal…

    Lethal Injection Drug Shortage Leads to Debate

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    Nadia Sawicki

  • Empirical

    Is Paying For Medical Care Like Buying A Used Car?

    By Nadia N. Sawicki Two recent publications prompt me to ask this question. The first, forthcoming in JAMA Internal Medicine, is a study by Jaime Rosenthal, a student at Washington University in St. Louis.  Rosenthal and…

    Is Paying For Medical Care Like Buying A Used Car?

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    Nadia Sawicki

  • Nadia Sawicki

    Announcing Nadia Sawicki as a Regular Contributor

    We’ve roped in another one!  Nadia Sawicki started with us as a guest blogger this Fall and has decided to stay on indefinitely.  We’re thrilled to have her.  Keep an eye out for her always insightful…

    Announcing Nadia Sawicki as a Regular Contributor

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    Nadia Sawicki

  • Bioethics

    Google, Whole Foods, and … Big Pharma?

    By Nadia N. Sawicki Google’s informal corporate slogan is “Don’t be evil.”  Whole Foods is a Fortune 500 company with a net revenue of 10 billion dollar that prides itself on a commitment to social responsibility. …

    Google, Whole Foods, and … Big Pharma?

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    Nadia Sawicki

  • International

    Good Science and Bad Verdicts

    By Nadia N. Sawicki On Monday, an Italian court convicted six scientists and a government official of manslaughter for providing the townspeople of L’Aquila with “inaccurate, incomplete and contradictory” information about risk of a 2009 earthquake…

    Good Science and Bad Verdicts

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    Nadia Sawicki

  • Conscience

    Missouri District Court Dismisses Challenge to Contraception Mandate

    By Nadia N. Sawicki Litigation challenging the PPACA contraception mandate continues, and last week’s decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in O’Brien v. HHS brings the total number of…

    Missouri District Court Dismisses Challenge to Contraception Mandate

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    Nadia Sawicki