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Regulating Medical Assistance in Dying: A Comparison of the U.S. and Canada

Bill of Health

In 2016, the Parliament of Canada passed a federal law enabling eligible Canadian adults to request MAID. Comparing the hasty liberalization of MAID in Canada with the more wary approach of the U.S. can yield important learnings for both countries. An overview of MAID laws in Canada and the U.S.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2022 – Spring

SQA

The Points is an upgraded version of Practice for Cosmetics Production Licensing , implemented in 2016, with more stringent inspection requirements. Regulatory authorities across China will use the Points as a basis to determine whether enterprises comply with GMP.

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Can Children Consent to the COVID Vaccine? The Case of Foster Care and Juvenile Justice

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Comm’n of the States (March 2016), [link] (50 state survey on state constitutional rights to education). 251, 254 (2016). [18] Fuse Brown, Developing a Durable Right to Health Care , 14 Minn. & Tech. 439, 448 (2013). [15] 15] Emily Parker, Constitutional Obligations for Public Education , Educ. However, because Washington, D.C.,

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Egg Donation: A Victory for Reproductive Justice or Another Handmaid’s Tale?

Bill of Health

ASRMs 2016 guidelines proposed not to give additional compensation for specific characteristics such as ethnicity. Moreover, the long-term effects of egg donation are poorly studied, raising questions about informed consent. However, data suggests that white women are paid up to eight times more for their eggs than Black women.

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Health Provider News – February 10, 2023

Hall Render

Dunleavy proposes extending Medicaid coverage for new mothers ARIZONA Banner Health pays $1.25M penalty over HIPAA failures from 2016 breach Arizona nursing school at risk of losing accreditation St. billion since pandemic U.S.

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A Brief History of Abortion Jurisprudence in the United States

Bill of Health

The first required a woman seeking an abortion to furnish “informed consent” prior to the procedure and stipulated that “she be provided with certain information at least 24 hours before the abortion is performed.” The second commanded that a parent offer informed consent prior to a minor receiving an abortion.

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The Role of Qualified Medical Interpreters in Achieving Section 1557 Healthcare Compliance

HIT Consultant

When Section 1557 came into effect in 2016 under President Obama, it was a testament to the power of health equity as it was designed to support existing legislation like Title VI – the Civil Rights Act of 1964.