{"product_id":"human-body-on-trial-a-handbook-with-cases-laws-and-documents-hardcover","title":"Human Body on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynne Curry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thorough exploration of an individual's right to bodily autonomy versus the state's power to regulate and control the bodies of its citizens.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Human Body on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e asks the basic question: Who's in charge of your body--you or the authorities? Four narrative chapters examine key constitutional questions addressed by the U.S. Supreme Court over the past century concerning the power of the state to regulate the human body, placing the issues in historical context and examining the contemporary legal and medical knowledge that informed each decision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book focuses on individual cases, such as \u003ci\u003eJacobson v. Massachusetts\u003c\/i\u003e (compulsory vaccination), \u003ci\u003eBuck v. Bell\u003c\/i\u003e (forced sterilization), and \u003ci\u003eRoe v. Wade\u003c\/i\u003e (abortion), and discusses such controversial issues as AIDS testing and physician-assisted suicide. A special reference section includes court decisions and other primary documents.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynne Curry\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of history at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9.35 x 6.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47700805124355,"sku":"9781576073490","price":2023.92,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/S1RGcGZUUkpZYWl3Z1BCQzBnT2dIdz09.webp?v=1769968474","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-no\/products\/human-body-on-trial-a-handbook-with-cases-laws-and-documents-hardcover","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}