The Human Body on Trial
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The Human Body on Trial

A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents

  1. 252 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Human Body on Trial

A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents

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About This Book

A thorough exploration of an individual's right to bodily autonomy versus the state's power to regulate and control the bodies of its citizens. 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 (compulsory vaccination), Buck v. Bell (forced sterilization), and Roe v. Wade (abortion), and discusses such controversial issues as AIDS testing and physician-assisted suicide. A special reference section includes court decisions and other primary documents.

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Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2002
ISBN
9781851093663
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Law Theory & Practice
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover