Human Body on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
| AUTHOR | Curry, Lynne |
| PUBLISHER | ABC-CLIO (11/05/2002) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
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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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781576073490
ISBN-10:
1576073491
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
252
Carton Quantity:
26
Product Dimensions:
6.29 x 0.99 x 9.35 inches
Weight:
1.11 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Annotated,
Table of Contents,
Glossary
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Law | Constitutional
Law | General
Grade Level:
7th Grade
and up
Dewey Decimal:
344.730
Library of Congress Control Number:
2002011717
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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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Author:
Curry, Lynne
Curry is an assistant professor of history at Eastern Illinois University.
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