Tobacco litigation as cancer prevention: dealing with the devil
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Lawsuits against tobacco companies may finally be effective in connecting tobacco use with cancer, and it may be time for tobacco companies to work with Congress on terms for global settlements. Litigation against tobacco companies did not become effective until 1994, when previously secret documents of tobacco companies became public. Such documents cited research about the addictive nature of nicotine and tobaccoists used this information to create addictions in tobacco users. Tobacco litigation since 1994 has been in the form of class-action suits, state reimbursement suits, and individual-smoker lawsuits. Global settlements may be next.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 1997
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The shadowlands - secrets, lies, and assisted reproduction
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The US needs federal laws governing the assisted reproduction industry. The use of assisted reproduction has created many ethical problems, including the identity of the true mother and father. A California appeals court ruled that a married couple who arranged to have a child through in vitro fertilization were the true parents of the child even though both egg and sperm were donated and a surrogate mother carried the baby. A New York appeals court ruled that a contract turning frozen human embryos over to medical research be honored. However, these court cases could be eliminated by federal laws governing this technology.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 1998
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Ulysses and the fate of frozen embryos -- reproduction, research, or destruction?
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Doctors who run in vitro fertilization clinics should let couples decide what to do with leftover embryos at the time when the embryos are no longer needed. The possibility of making a future decision about the fate of any leftover embryos should be stated in the initial contract the couple signs. In addition, the couple should only have to make this decision if they decide they no longer want the stored embryos. If the couple does not agree on the fate of the embryos, the embryos should be destroyed.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2000
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