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

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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

4/5 ( ratings)

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

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