Browsing HLS Student Papers by Title
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The Right to Die Movement: From Quinlan to Schiavo
(2005)This paper traces the evolution of the right to die movement from its beginnings in 1976 all the way to the present. Part I looks at the beginnings of the movement, focusing on the Quinlan and Cruzan cases that together ... -
The Right to Stay Alive?
(1998)While standing by my belief that FDA "can't help" infringing on the right of terminally-ill individuals, I will argue that the matter should be removed from FDA's jurisdiction altogether, and evaluated in a constitutional ... -
The Rise of Obesity and Diabetes with the Adoption of A Western Diet: A Case Study of Native American Communities
(2014-03-18)Since the mid-1900s, rates of obesity and diabetes among Native American populations have been much higher than the rates of those disorders for Americans as a whole—and yet, before 1950 or so, diabetes was extremely rare ... -
A Rising Star? Halal Consumer Protection Laws
(2001)The objective of this paper is to explore the legal aspects of the nascent halal regime in the United States. In Part I, an introduction to halal dietary laws is given. In Part II, a summary history of the halal ... -
RU 486: A LESSON IN RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
(1994)The current controversy surrounding the introduction of the French abortifacient, RU 486, into the U.S. should not be simplistically characterized as the FDA’s failure to admit a promising new drug for ... -
Scientology and the FDA: A Look Back, A Modern Analysis, And A New Approach
(2004)Clashes between the government’s power to regulate activity and religious adherents’ free exercise right to practice their religion are frequent. However, for some federal agencies, ... -
The Scope of Medicare Reimbursement for New Medical Devices: Impact on Device Availability and the Standard of Care
(1995)Evolving standards of care motivated by advances in medical technology alter the characteristics and costs of delivered health care. Faced with shifting reimbursement demands, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) ... -
Scurvy and Vitamin C
(2004)This paper outlines the history of scurvy and vitamin C. The first section of the paper outlines the science of vitamin C. The second discusses outlines the medical progression of vitamin C deficiency and scurvy. The third ... -
Searching for a Cure: The FDA's Regulatory Approach to Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine
(1997)I will begin this discussion by describing traditional Chinese medicine and how it compares to the Western medical tradition. Second, I will then examine why regulation is necessary given the impact of Chinese herbal ... -
THE SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT OF THE MENTALLY ILL CHILD
(1994)The Food and Drug Administration's purpose is to serve the public and protect the public health. There's a general standard of safety and effectiveness for drugs and devices set by the Food and Drug Administration. In ... -
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: A Critical Look at the Antidepressants and an Assessment of Potential Liability Faced by their Manufacturers
(2003)Mental health is a growing and lucrative aspect of health-care. Among the ways of treating mental illness is through use of antidepressant medications, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). This paper ... -
Self-Regulation in the Cosmetic Industry: A Necessary Reality or a Cosmetic Illusion?
(2006)The 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act brought the cosmetic industry under the regulatory jurisdiction of the FDA. However, the confluence of federal administrative budgetary constraints, historical conditions of the cosmetic ... -
SELLING ORGANS: THE ANSWER TO THE BURGEONING ORGAN DEFICIT
(2002)Despite the outwardly strong controversy of compensating donors for their organs, it is apparent that, at the very least, the federal government, the primary entity that can effect change and ameliorate the lack of supply ... -
Sentry at the Gate: A History of the CDC’s Regulation of Biological Agents
(2004)This paper charts the history of the CDC’s role in the regulation of biological agents, from its origins in the early 1970s as a monitor of physical package security to its current position as a barrier ... -
The Shadow Takings Doctrine
(2015)The Fifth Amendment Takings Clause provides “nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” Historically, the Clause protected landowners against appropriation by the state and against ... -
Shaping a Just World: Reinterpreting Rawls’s Approach to Global Justice
(2015)This paper discusses the question of global justice through the lens of the theories of justice expounded by John Rawls in "A Theory of Justice, Political Liberalism, and The Law of Peoples". In any theory of justice, some ... -
Shehitah: Jewish Ritual Slaughter
(2005)The laws pertaining to shehitah, Jewish ritual slaughter, are explored. The laws derive from the oral law, stemming from the prohibition to eat the flesh of live animals, in combination with the general Biblical obligation ... -
Shemittah: The Jewish Sabbatical Year
(2003)The laws pertaining to the Jewish Sabbatical year are explored. The laws derive from a Biblical commandment to let the land (of Israel) lay fallow every seventh year. The first part of this paper is an exposition of the ...