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SAMPLE CHAPTER Making Right-To-Die Policy: A Special Case of Judicial Activism James Hoefler, Ph.D., Political Science The courts tend to play a secondary policy making role in the United States, reacting to legislative initiatives but rarely making policy in the first instance. This chapter discusses the special activist role the courts -- especially state course -- have played in making right-to-die policies in the U.S. |
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EndOfLife.info |
National Center for State Courts Union P. R. Co. v. Botsford (Supreme Court of the U.S., 1891) |
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The Sexual Politics of Abstinence-Only Programs Susan Rose, Ph.D., Sociology The United States leads the industrialized world in teen pregnancy, abortion, and sexually-transmitted disease rates and in legislating and funding abstinence-only education programs in the public schools. This chapter discusses the role and power of conservative religious groups -- and the dynamic interplay between religion, politics, and health -- in shaping public educational programs related to reproductive and sexual health in the U.S. |
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Abstinence Education: Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Family and Youth Services Bureau
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Living Long in Fragile Health: The New Demographics Shape End-of-Life Care Joanne Lynn, M.D.; hospice and long-term care specialist Most Americans died relatively quickly; in days, or at most, after a coupe of weeks after becoming ill with a serious disease one hundred years ago. But today, most American suffer through a much more shallow death trajectory that is measured in months and years. This chapter focuses on the inability of the current health care system to provide good end-of-life care in this new era where chronic illness typically precedes one’s ultimate demise. |
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Project on Death in America |
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A Model of Consumer Behavior in the Face of Insurance Stephen Erfle, Ph.D. Economics This chapter provides a brief introduction to the economics of insurance, covering (1) how insurance works, (2) why insurance might be purchased by some individuals and not by others, (3) how purchasing insurance can alter the behavior of the insured individual, and (4) how insurance companies use a portfolio of policies to screen individuals into risk categories. |
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Law, Policy, & Frozen Embryos Douglas Edlin, JD, Ph.D., Political Science This essay examines different judicial approaches toward resolving disputes concerning the disposition of cryogenically preserved pre-embryos. The author categorizes and compares different legal paradigms for regulating the use of pre-embryos and argues for a preferred model. |
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Growing a Healthy Community: Community Health Partnerships as Catalysts for Community Health Improvement David Sarcone, Ph.D. Public Policy Locally formed collaborative partnerships serve as one vehicle for addressing persistent health and health care system challenges faced by communities throughout the United States. Based primarily on a review of the literature, this essay describes the purpose, structure and functions of community health partnerships and concludes with an assessment of their impact on community health improvement. |
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Health & Disaster Preparedness Brian Kamoie, JD, MPH Awaiting original draft. |
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