6 Q

Individual Rights in Health Care and Public Health

Q 1

Explain the meaning of the “no-duty-to-treat” principle and provide two examples of laws that narrow the scope of the “no-duty-to-treat” principle.

Q 2

Explain the origin of EMTALA (what prompted Congress to create it) and explain the key duties that exist under EMTALA

Q 3

Essential Readings 10 Canterbury v. Spence (Patient-Oriented Standard of Informed Consent) online article

· Discussion Question Box 6-3,

· What were the key determinations made by the federal court of appeals in the case of Canterbury v. Spence ?

Q 4

Essential Readings 14 – Roe v. Wade (Constitutional Right to Abortion)

· Describe the “trimester framework” employed by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Roe v. Wade. online article

Q 5

· Essential Readings 15 Planned Parenthood v. Casey (Validity of Pennsylvania Abortion Statute) online article

· Explain how the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey altered the abortion regulation scheme articulated in Roe v. Wade.

Q 6

Please read the New York Times article “When Health Coverage Expansion Means Longer Waits for a Doctor” by Austin Frakt, November 24, 2014.

The article: https://nyti.ms/2llLc24