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20 May 2014, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
First, in Oregon, Washington, and Vermont, humans who wish to take control over the timing and manner of their deaths have a limited right to do so with the help of a willing physician. [read post]
1 Apr 2024, 8:41 am by Jamie Abrams
The report was authored by Lift Louisiana, Physicians for Human Rights, Reproductive Health Impact, and the Center for Reproductive Rights. [read post]
19 Jan 2011, 4:16 pm by INFORRM
Over the past month, the Court of Human Rights has handed down judgment in six Article 10 cases. [read post]
29 Jan 2015, 12:25 am
While international humanitarian, human rights and criminal law provide a framework of rights and obligations that bind physicians in armed conflicts, the reference to ‘medical ethics’ in the laws of armed conflict adds an extra-legal layer. [read post]
8 Nov 2011, 9:53 am by Donna M Fisher
He argues that a dying patient should have the right to actively end his or her own life at a time of his or her choosing, not only by the removal of life support systems and the withholding of nutrients, but by the physician-assisted administration of the drug Nembutal, the drug of choice for those wanting a swift and painless death. [read post]
22 Jun 2011, 6:18 am by Elise Auerbach
Emadeddin Baghi Iran human rights success stories have sadly been quite rare lately but in just the past three weeks, human rights activists have had several reasons to celebrate. [read post]
11 Apr 2014, 9:42 am by Amy Mathieu
[JURIST] Experts from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website] voiced concern [press release] on Thursday about the lack of medical treatment to two political prisoners in Iran who are at risk of dying in detention. [read post]
25 Aug 2011, 1:13 pm by Sandra Park, Women's Rights Project
When you hear about patents on human genes, women's rights might not immediately come to mind. [read post]
1 Feb 2018, 9:00 am by Michael H Cohen
The Board also recognizes that patients have a right to seek complementary and alternative therapies. [read post]
5 May 2015, 12:33 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Although opposed by the Texas Medical Association and Texas Hospital Association, the majority of the Texas Senate Health & Human Services Committee voted in favor of S.B. 1813. [read post]
28 Apr 2020, 3:00 am by Immigration Prof
This policy brief was co-published with Physicians for Human Rights and the Immigrant Defense Advocates. [read post]
4 Jun 2020, 6:09 am by Immigration Prof
Cornell University and Physicians for Human Rights will offer a free webinar featuring top notch attorneys litigating immigration detention release cases and public health experts on Thursday, June 4 from 12-2 pm pacific / 3-5 pm eastern. [read post]
16 Oct 2019, 4:37 am by Human Rights at Home Blog
Mark your calendars for the 2019 Physicians for Human Rights National Student Conference, November 15-17, 2019, at Harvard Medical School in Boston. [read post]
5 Apr 2021, 7:10 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
 CPSO seeks comments on three draft policies by end of April 2021.Medical Assistance in DyingPlanning for and Providing Quality End of Life CareProfessional Obligations and Human Rights [read post]
21 Apr 2021, 6:43 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
 Medical Assistance in DyingPlanning for & Providing Quality End of Life CareProfessional Obligations & Human Rights [read post]
28 Mar 2017, 6:17 pm by Cross & Smith
Patients who sustain injuries as a result of never events certainly have the right to pursue compensation for all related expenses. [read post]
25 Nov 2014, 4:05 pm
These lawsuits were filed approximately a year and a half after the Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services ("OIG"), published a Special Fraud Alert on the inherently suspect nature of PODs. [read post]