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    The Health Lawyer - October 2021

    Vol. 34 No. 1  

    Health

    Chair's Column: ABA Health Law Section – “It Takes a Village…”

    By Clay J. Countryman, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP, Baton Rouge, LA

    This is my second column after assuming the role of Chair of the ABA Health Law Section and succeeding Hal Katz, who provided steady leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Section’s leadership is very excited and looking forward to the...

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    The Role of Palliative Care Service as a Mediator in End-of-Life Clinical Settings: A Case-Based Analysis Comparing Legal and Medical Uses of Mediation and Demonstrating the Importance of Mediation in End-of-Life Care

    By M. Hamza Habib, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, MRCP, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ / Rutgers Law School, Newark, NJ, Hayley F. Penan, JD, MPH, State of California Office of Legislative Counsel, Sacramento, CA, and Caroline M. Petrilla, JD, MA, Rutgers Law School, Camden, NJ

    Mediation is often identified as one of the alternative or complementary dispute resolution services institutionalized within the courts. However, the provision and benefits of mediation cross all life domains and professional disciplines...

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    The Contraception Conundrum: A Constitutional Approach to Establishing Comprehensive Sex Education in the Classroom and Community

    By Rebecca Hamilton, JD, May 2021, Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, MS, Mississippi Division of Medicaid, Jackson, MS

    In 2016, the United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs reported that 75.1 percent of people in the United States were using contraceptives. This level of contraceptive use can generally be expected to provide extensive benefits...