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The Human Body on Trial: A Sourcebook with Cases, Laws, and Documents

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Since the mid-nineteenth century, the U.S. courts have attempted, in a series of landmark cases, to resolve bitter conflicts over an individual’s right to bodily autonomy. In this introductory volume, Lynne Curry draws on close readings of U.S. Supreme Court and other twentieth-century legal decisions, supporting case materials, public health records, and legal and medical theories to trace the ways in which the courts’ rulings have shaped the development of such controversial issues as mandatory vaccination, abortion and the right to die.

An extensive collection of important documents is provided, along with a glossary of key people, events, and concepts; a chronology; a table of cases cited; an annotated bibliography; and a comprehensive index.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

Release: September 15, 2004

ISBN: 0872207382

ISBN 13: 9780872207387

The Human Body on Trial: A Sourcebook with Cases, Laws, and Documents

4/5 ( ratings)

Since the mid-nineteenth century, the U.S. courts have attempted, in a series of landmark cases, to resolve bitter conflicts over an individual’s right to bodily autonomy. In this introductory volume, Lynne Curry draws on close readings of U.S. Supreme Court and other twentieth-century legal decisions, supporting case materials, public health records, and legal and medical theories to trace the ways in which the courts’ rulings have shaped the development of such controversial issues as mandatory vaccination, abortion and the right to die.

An extensive collection of important documents is provided, along with a glossary of key people, events, and concepts; a chronology; a table of cases cited; an annotated bibliography; and a comprehensive index.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

Release: September 15, 2004

ISBN: 0872207382

ISBN 13: 9780872207387

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