The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
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Author examines criminal investigations and prosecutions of physicians and nurses in connection with their care of dying patients and concludes that the criminal law has failed to protect patients and families and has significant power to deter appropriate pain management for dying patients.
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Author argues that the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against workers based on their genetic makeup. He also examines state legislation and recently proposed federal legislation prohibiting genetic discrimination.
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Authors argue that characterization of gene transfer research as "gene therapy" has compromised informed consent in the current environment of regulatory exceptions, routinized consent, fostered therapeutic misconceptions, and oversold research.
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Authors caution against possible unintended consequences of intractable pain treatment acts, suggesting that health care professionals look to the guidelines prepared by the Federation of State Medical Boards for an approach to this issue.
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Author offers an analytic defense of the coherence of the distinction between "killing" and "allowing to die," based on contemporary philosophy of action and intention.