You can find the appalling details at Slate. I also link again to this argument from Emily Bazelon. Simply put, naked images made public without consent do not deserve first amendment protection. As this particular case makes abundantly clear, they … Continue reading
It’s time to extend the protections copyright offers to victims of involuntary porn. These images are clear invasions of privacy, and it’s not hard to judge whether there is value in making them public (as it might be for a … Continue reading
A thought-provoking piece at Slate.com. The logic behind the past push for registries rested on what seem like common sense assumptions. Among the most prominent were, first, sex offenders were believed to be at a high risk for reoffending—once a … Continue reading
Legislators and major news outlets have stated that the United States is one of the few countries that does not prohibit abortion for sex selection purposes. However, the eight states in the United States that currently ban sex-selective abortion are … Continue reading
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U.S. states have long had the power to override a pregnant woman’s medical autonomy in specific kinds of instances in order to prevent harm to her fetus. Means for doing so have included court orders to compel C-section or to … Continue reading
This version of this post originally appeared on the Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s blog. The debate over e-cigarettes has been heating up. Are the smokeless, battery-powered, nicotine-dispensing devices a gateway to smoking for young people or a helpful way … Continue reading
In the New York Times on Friday, January 24, 2014, three stories appeared that demonstrate the degree to which women’s bodies are still battlegrounds for men. The first was good news: the Moroccan law that allowed rapists to escape punishment … Continue reading
The rhetoric surrounding late abortions and so-called “fourth trimester abortions” (in which the fetus is alive after an attempted abortion) touches perilously on the ethical issues surrounding care for very premature infants. The author of this blog entry at a … Continue reading
Numerous strategies by anti-abortion groups to curb women’s constitutional right to an abortion are frequently reported in the news, and come as no surprise. However, a recent development illustrates novel circumstances in which legal maneuvers conspire to restrict medical decisions … Continue reading
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Marlise Munoz collapsed last November as a result of a blood clot in her lungs, which left her on life support. Her husband and parents were told that, despite the fact that she had not hope of recovery, and had … Continue reading