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  1. Physicians' “Right of Conscience” — Beyond Politics.Azgad Gold - 2010 - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 38 (1):134-142.
    Recently, the discussion regarding the physicians’ “Right of Conscience” has been on the rise. This issue is often confined to the “reproductive health” arena within the political context. The recent dispute of the Bush-Obama administrations regarding the legal protections of health workers who refuse to provide care that violates their personal beliefs is an example of the political aspects of this dispute. The involvement of the political system automatically shifts the discussion regarding physicians’ ROC into the narrow area of “reproductive (...)
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  • Localizing the Global: Testing for Hereditary Risks of Breast Cancer.Jean Paul Gaudillière & Ilana Löwy - 2008 - Science, Technology, and Human Values 33 (3):299-325.
    Tests for hereditary predispositions to breast and ovarian cancer have figured among the first medical applications of the new knowledge gleaned from the Human Genome Project. These applications have set off heated debates on general issues such as intellectual property rights. The genetic diagnosis of breast cancer risks, and the management of women “at risk” has nevertheless developed following highly localized paths. There are major differences in the organization of testing, uses of genetic tests, and the follow up of patients. (...)
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