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Reexamining Models on Disability and Applying Rationality, Morality, and Ethics to Support Disability Rights in Context of Genetics

positioning was strongly correlated with their exclusion from existing, legal, social, cultural, political, economic and structural arrangements . .. In this sense disabled and non-disabled people emerged as ... two distinct categories of citizens,"78 each deserving protections. The philosophy of this model of disability is that, "analvzed limbs may not particularly limit a person's mobility as much as

Konisski and Peripatetic Orthodox

teaching philosophy. In 1751, he became the rector o f the Academy and a professor o f theology. In 1755, he was consecrated by the Synod as a bishop o f Belarus, which was confirmed in 1755 by Polish king ... )3. In his capacity as a faculty member o f the Kiev Academy, Konisski taught a class on philosophy and a manuscript o f his lecture notes, Philosophia ju xta numerum quatuor facultatum quadripartita

The Relations between State and Religion in Germany in 20–30 years of XX Century: the Experience of Baptist Societies

territories, the number of Protestant believers amounted to 75%2. Thus evangelical Christianity on this territory influen? ced various spheres o f social and political life. Adres/Adresse/Anscbrift: m gr ... made its followers support Caesar?s domestic and foreign policy. Gradually, German has become the strong state that played an important role in the political life of the universe. That resulted in the

Qualified: Medicaid Provider Agreements, Waivers, and the Politics of Planned Parenthood

not be construed to exclude providers on political grounds "unrelated to their fitness to perform covered services or the adequacy of their billing practices."13 This Note argues that states may not use ... laws purporting to limit contract eligibility to redefine the term "qualified" to suit their political purposes and that such contract bans are a violation of the free choice provision that may not be

A Conversation with Anand Grover, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health

that time. India had a national political emergency from 1975-1977. During the emergency, every political party was driven underground. So, I had to work underground ... I was working with political ... depends on how you think about it. My point is that you have to be very democratic. I truly believe in democracy and listening to everybody. That's part of political thinking Ior me. PWhat are your next

The Benghazi Six and International Medical Neutrality in Times of War and Peace

law. 9 on Civil and Political Rights (IfCCPR) may provide medical personnel the necessary protections. Specifically, Article 9( 1 ) of the ICCIIR defines arbitrary arrest and detention, in addition ... the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (Migrant Workers' Convention).34 This treaty entitles migrant workers to political and social rights similar to those

Regulating Secondhand Tobacco Smoke in the Americas: A Comparison of the Top Down and Bottom up Approaches in Brazil and the United States

aspirational liabilities. It also lacks realistic enforcement for noncompliance. Signatory countries need only "strive in good faith to ratify [the Convention], and show political commitment not to undermine ... accomplishments have not come easy. Both countries are homes to powerful tobacco industries that have infiltrated their social, economic, and political infrastructures. Yet the Model States have persisted, and PAHO

Your Mother's Medicine: A New Approach to the Health Care of Women throughout their Lifespan

companies are putting together something these days. Certainly an unmet need of family caregivers is political power. We are an invisible population and because family caregivers are all doing their jobs ... caregivers to get political power, but it is -very difficult to have them come together as a large force for change. One reason is that they do not see this as a political issue. Again., it is what you do. We

Information as Capital: The Commodification of Archives and Library Labor

/exchange value: 1) the transformation to a wage labor economy, 2) the contemporary political environment, 3) the ability for frictionless transfer of information, and 4) intellectual property law. Dan ... social labor used to produce the information, or in this case to expose it, is increasingly subject to the wage economy. William Birdsall, in his article “A Political Economy of Librarianship?”,13 speaks

FDA Regulation on the Importation of Prescription Drugs: Opportunities and Barriers to Legal Importation

, cultural, and political interactions. These forces hase led to a convergence in the price of many goods and services. Due to a host of factors, but especially due to the safety considerations unique to ... article concludes by briefly analyzing the political variables that may affect the future of drug importation and re-importation. There are numerous theories advanced to explain why drug prices in the

Wired! @ 5 (Years): Visualizing the Past at Duke University

the Humanities (as traditionally construed) with social, economic, and political issues. Our work begins to engage the viewer in novel ways that revolutionize the role of learning in relation to the ... full two years to develop the philosophy and curriculum for the program and send the proposal through the university’s review and approval structure. The new M.A. degree was approved in December 2013 and

State Initiatives on Health Care Access: Preserving the Fraying Safety Net

the state to avoid eliminating categories of optional beneficiaries or optional services. Some ascribe to the philosophy that requiring some cost sharing makes the beneficiary of services a more active

Футурология как предмет совиальной философии

kontek?cie dalszego rozwoju ludzko?ci. I wresz? cie rozwa?a mo?liwo?? odkrycia obiektywnych praw, kt?rym podlega historia. Filozofia FUTUROLOGY AS A SUBJECT OF SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY (SUMMARY) T he article ... is d ev o ted to th e analysis o f gen eral fu tu ro lo g y in term s o f social philosophy. Futures th eo ries are relativ ely y o u n g form ations in m o d e m science, a n d h a v e m an ag ed to

The Health Care Crisis in America: Is Universal Health Care the Solution to Our Problems

political barriers to the quality health care services and cutting edge technologies available in the United States. Studies show that enrollment in a health insurance program promotes positive health ... would also he vulnerable to the prexvailing political party. For example, opponents of the singleXN payer sy stein may underfund it. 6 In addition, phy sicians wxonry about lower relimbursemns ts due to

Health Care Reform: The Unending Soap Opera of 2009-2010

. In general, the Senate health bill swas vwidelv criticized for containig too much political Iiackroom dealing, especially to w5in the holdotit vote of Senator Ben Nelson of Nebiaska. The general public ... already subject to the Medicare payroll tax on earned income.los Recognizing the political backlash against the Senate bill's heavy criticized political concession to Senator Nelson, the President's

Language and Racial Disparities

tribal relations are considered a political relationship, not a racial relationship, which allows a lot of the work IHS does and a lot of hiring to escape the Title VI Affirmative Action Laws. IHS actually ... about disparities is not sufficient. We have to think seriously about new ways to eliminate disparities. GINA E. WOOD:* I would like to highlight some of the work of the Joint Center for Political and

Nature of Religious Truth

connection between the existential and religious truth. It seems that the emphasis on this relationship we, thanks to the representatives of the philosophy, know as existentialism. The leading representative S ... another person. On the other hand, the inauthentic religious language occurs when someone refers to the religious contents for social, aesthetic, or political purposes, waking the pseudo-religious

Do the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's Provisions Rescue Commercial Genetic Research after Association for Molecular Pathology, et al., v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, et al.

stated in Diamond . Chakrabarty "The Act embodied [Thomas] Jefferson's philosophy that 'ingenuity should receive a liberal encouragement. '" In 1952. the most recent substantive revisions were enacted

When a Woman's Choice is Not a Choice

. Despite the fact that abortion is a controversial political topic, it is also one of the safest and most common medical procedures provided in the United States. Nearly half of all pregnancies in the U.S ... opinion in Harris v AcRae. that the Hyde Amendment is ai attempt to "impose the political majoritys j1udgmcnf" on a xxoman making a reproductiv e choice that the government disfavors. The Hyde Amendment