The Human Body on Trial asks the basic question: Who's in charge of your body--you or the authorities? Four narrative chapters examine key constitutional questions addressed by the U.S. Supreme Court over the past century concerning the power of the state to regulate the human body, placing the issues in historical context and examining the contemporary legal and medical knowledge that informed each decision.
The book focuses on individual cases, such as Jacobson v. Massachusetts , Buck v. Bell , and Roe v. Wade , and discusses such controversial issues as AIDS testing and physician-assisted suicide. A special reference section includes court decisions and other primary documents.
Pages
325
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Release
November 05, 2002
ISBN
1576073491
ISBN 13
9781576073490
Human Body on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
The Human Body on Trial asks the basic question: Who's in charge of your body--you or the authorities? Four narrative chapters examine key constitutional questions addressed by the U.S. Supreme Court over the past century concerning the power of the state to regulate the human body, placing the issues in historical context and examining the contemporary legal and medical knowledge that informed each decision.
The book focuses on individual cases, such as Jacobson v. Massachusetts , Buck v. Bell , and Roe v. Wade , and discusses such controversial issues as AIDS testing and physician-assisted suicide. A special reference section includes court decisions and other primary documents.