Individual Rights in Health Care and Public Health

Q1. 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.

Q2. Explain the origin of EMTALA (what prompted Congress to create it) and explain the key duties that exist under EMTALA.

Q3. Essential Readings 10 Canterbury v. Spence (Patient-Oriented Standard of Informed Consent) online article

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

Q4. 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

Q5. 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.

Q6. 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