Reflecting on the Struggle for Disability Rights a Year into the Pandemic
The pandemic has exacerbated existing social inequalities, disproportionately impacting the already marginalized.
Personhood
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Read more: Seniors’ Perspectives on Dementia and Decision-Making Seniors’ Perspectives on Dementia and Decision-Making
The study, which involved an online survey of and interviews with older adults, revealed a heterogeneity of ways of thinking about capacity.
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Read more: Book Review: Mary Ziegler’s ‘Abortion and the Law in America’ Book Review: Mary Ziegler’s ‘Abortion and the Law in America’
If you want to understand our politics of abortion, you must read Mary Ziegler’s recent book, “Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present.”
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Read more: The COVID-19 Pandemic Reveals the Stakes of the Campaign Against Abortion The COVID-19 Pandemic Reveals the Stakes of the Campaign Against Abortion
The pandemic has revealed the broader stakes of this campaign — and what it might mean for access to care well after the worst of the pandemic is behind us.
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Read more: Abortion and the Law in America: Video Preview with Mary Ziegler Abortion and the Law in America: Video Preview with Mary Ziegler
In this video, Mary Ziegler gives a preview of her paper, “Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present.”
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Read more: Exploring Elder Care Robotics: Emotional Companion Robots Exploring Elder Care Robotics: Emotional Companion Robots
By Adriana Krasniansky This article is the first post in a four-part series looking at robots being developed for aging care, as well as their ethical implications. In this first article, we explore the rise of emotional companion robots such as the now-famous Paro, which are designed to soothe and comfort. What are Emotional Companion…
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Read more: Opioid Claims for Fetal Opioid Exposure Alarm Pregnancy Advocates Opioid Claims for Fetal Opioid Exposure Alarm Pregnancy Advocates
By Alexa Richardson Lawyers calling themselves the “Opioid Justice Team” are pushing forward in their mission to certify babies exposed to opioids in utero, as well as “all women in the United States capable of becoming pregnant,” as distinct classes in the multi-district opioid litigation now unfolding in federal court in Ohio. Last week, lawyers…
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Read more: The Legal Limbo of Lost Embryos The Legal Limbo of Lost Embryos
More than once, the freezer tanks that secure families’ hopes have failed. Courts may fail these families too.
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Read more: A Lawsuit Involving an Alabama Man and a Fetus Is Particularly Threatening to Reproductive Rights A Lawsuit Involving an Alabama Man and a Fetus Is Particularly Threatening to Reproductive Rights
This troubling decision should worry all those who seek to defend the rights of women in these contexts.
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Read more: Elder abuse is not substantiated Elder abuse is not substantiated
Philip C. Marshal is an elder justice advocate and founder of Beyond Brooke. The remarks below were prepared for Our Aging Brains: Decision-making, Fraud, and Undue Influence, part of the Project on Law and Applied Neuroscience at Harvard Law School; April 27, 2018. The complete version of Decision-making, fraud, and undue influence—illustrated through the lens…