Publisher description for The human body on trial : a handbook with cases, laws, and documents / Lynne Curry.
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A thorough exploration of an individual's right to bodily autonomy versus the state's power to regulate and control the bodies of its citizens.
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Body, Human Law and legislation United States, Bioethical Issues United States legal cases, Human Body United States legal cases, Human Rights United States legal cases, Personal Autonomy United States legal cases, Jurisprudence United States, History of Medicine, 20th Cent