District Court judge invalidates Baby Doe regulations.
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Congenital Abnormalities↗
Biomedical subjects
M L Ahern
Publications and source records attributed to M L Ahern.
Court of Appeals denies government petition for rehearing in case of handicapped infant.
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Congenital Abnormalities↗
AHA files motion to have Baby Doe regulations declared invalid.
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American Hospital Association↗
Washington State Supreme Court protects quality review committee records.
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Confidentiality↗
Court of Appeals denies government access to records in case of Baby Jane Doe.
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Confidentiality↗
California court refuses to grant woman's request for injunction to stop hospital intervention in her decision to starve.
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Adult↗
Federal government issues final rules regarding nondiscrimination relating to handicapped infants.
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Congenital Abnormalities↗
How ethics committees can safely navigate untested legal waters.
If hospital ethics committees are to meet their goal of ensuring that society's ethical maturation follows technology's growth and impact, they need to carefully formulate their functions before putting them in operation. The author provides some important guidelines on how to match the function and form of ethics committees so that potential legal problems, such as guardianship, informed consent, malpractice, and statutory civil rights issues, can be avoided.
Ethics, Medical↗
Court of Appeals reviews decision denying government access to records in case of Baby Jane Doe; AHA files brief in support of hospital.
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Confidentiality↗
California, Illinois enact methods to allow patients the right to refuse treatment.
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California↗
Challenge to state licensure agency: Ronwin v. State Bar of Arizona.
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Arizona↗
Illustrative rate-setting cases from states with all-payer programs.
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Rate Setting and Review↗