Contents
Health Law and Bioethics: Cases in Context
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
I. THE PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP AND THE QUALITY OF
CARE
1. Canterbury v. Spence: The Inadvertent Landmark Case
Alan Meisel, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
2. Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial Hospital: A Broken Leg and
Institutional Liability Unbound
Richard S. Saver, University of Houston Law Center
II. DEATH AND DYING
3. Quinlan and Cruzan: Beyond the Symbols
Sandra H. Johnson, Saint Louis University School of Law
III. REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
4. Johnson v. Calvert: Technology, Family, and Commerce
Lisa Ikemoto, University of California-Davis School of Law
5. Litowitz v. Litowitz: Feuding Over Frozen Embryos and Forecasting the Future
of Reproductive Medicine
Judith Daar, Whittier Law School
IV. ORGAN TRANSPLANTS, MEDICAL FUTILITY, AND PRESUMED CONSENT
6. In re T.A.C.P. and In the Matter of Baby K.: Anencephaly and Slippery Slopes
Mary A. Crossley, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
7. Newman v. Sathyavaglswaran: Unbundling Property in the Dead
Michele Goodwin, University of Minnesota Law School
V. PUBLIC HEALTH
8. Jacobson v. Massachusetts: The Police Power and Civil Liberties in Tension
Lawrence O. Gostin, Georgetown University Law Center
VI. REGULATORY, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND BUSINESS ISSUES
9. United States v. Krizek: Rough Justice Under the Civil False Claims Act
Thomas L. Greaney, Saint Louis University School of Law
Joan H. Krause, University of Houston Law Center
10. Utah County v. Intermountain Health Care: Reconsidering the Charitable Status of Nonprofit Hospitals
John D. Colombo, University of Illinois College of Law
C. Estate of Gelsinger v. Trustees of University of Pennsylvania: Money, Prestige,
and Influence in Human Subjects Research
Robin Fretwell Wilson, Washington & Lee University School of Law
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