New Dataset: Conscience Protections for Providers and Patients
A new dataset of health care conscience laws relating to abortion reveals broad scope of protection for providers, limited protection for patients.
Nadia Sawicki
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Read more: Call for Proposals: Addressing the Health Care Needs of Justice-Involved Populations Call for Proposals: Addressing the Health Care Needs of Justice-Involved Populations
The Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy at Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Annals of Health Law & Life Sciences invite original submissions for presentations at our Thirteenth Annual Health Law Symposium: Addressing the Health Care Needs of Justice-Involved Populations. The Symposium will take place at Loyola University Chicago School of Law…
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Read more: Call for Papers: Wiet Life Science Law Scholars Workshop Call for Papers: Wiet Life Science Law Scholars Workshop
Loyola University Chicago School of Law’s nationally acclaimed Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy is pleased to invite original research submissions for the annual Wiet Life Science Law Scholars Workshop on Friday, September 6, 2019.
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Read more: Call for Proposals: ASLME Health Law Professors Conference Call for Proposals: ASLME Health Law Professors Conference
Loyola University Chicago School of Law and the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics look forward to hosting the 42nd Annual Health Law Professors Conference on June 5-7, 2019 in Chicago. We welcome your proposals for the conference program, which should be submitted via this form by January 15, 2019. We are also pleased to introduce a new opportunity…
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Read more: Call for Proposals: Symposium – Serving the Needs of Medicaid Populations Call for Proposals: Symposium – Serving the Needs of Medicaid Populations
The Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy at Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Annals of Health Law invite original research paper submissions for presentation at our Twelfth Annual Health Law Symposium: Serving the Needs of Medicaid Populations. The Symposium will take place at Loyola University Chicago School of Law on Friday, November…
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Read more: Call for Papers: Wiet Life Sciences Scholars Conference Call for Papers: Wiet Life Sciences Scholars Conference
Loyola University Chicago’s nationally acclaimed Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy is pleased to invite original research submissions for the annual Wiet Life Science Law Scholars Conference to be held on Friday, September 7, 2018. The conference is designed to provide an intellectual venue for life science professors, scholars, and practitioners to convene and…
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Read more: IRBs Advise Physician Involvement in Informed Consent IRBs Advise Physician Involvement in Informed Consent
By Nadia N. Sawicki Much has been written about the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s recent decision in Shinal v. Toms, in which the court held that a physician’s duty to obtain informed consent, as codified in Pennsylvania’s MCARE Act, is non-delegable. According to the court, a physician faced with an informed consent suit cannot defend…
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Read more: Fetal Consequentialism and Maternal Mortality Fetal Consequentialism and Maternal Mortality
By Nadia N. Sawicki It is well known that maternal mortality rates in the United States are higher than in other countries in the developed world, and that many of these deaths are preventable. But a report published by NPR last week, just a few days before Mother’s Day, drew a direct link between these poor maternal…
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Read more: Call for Abstracts: Wiet Life Sciences Law Scholars Conference Call for Abstracts: Wiet Life Sciences Law Scholars Conference
Loyola University Chicago’s nationally acclaimed Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy is pleased to invite original research submissions for its inaugural Wiet Life Science Law Scholars Conference on Friday, October 13, 2017. The conference is designed to provide a new intellectual venue for life science professors, scholars, and practitioners to convene and discuss current…
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Read more: Birth Plans as Advance Directives Birth Plans as Advance Directives
By Nadia N. Sawicki There is growing public recognition that women’s autonomy rights during labor and delivery are being routinely violated. Though such violations rarely rise to the level of egregious obstetric violence I described in an earlier blog post, women recognize that hospital births, even for the most low-risk pregnancies, often involve cascades of…