{"title":"Boundaries in Search of Boundaries: Establishing Parameters for Physician Sexual Misconduct.","authors":"Jacob M Appel","doi":"10.1080/01947648.2024.2422106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01947648.2024.2422106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual boundary violations by physicians are receiving increased public awareness as a result of disturbing, high-profile cases of abuse and assault. In the area of sexual relations with current patients, rules prohibiting such conduct are both clear and justified. In contrast, rules governing sexual relations between physicians and former patients and between physicians and the relatives of patients vary considerably among jurisdictions and among specialties in an illogical and often unjust patchwork. This article calls for a reassessment of such rules with an emphasis on consistency among jurisdictions, uniformity among specialties, and an operationalizable system for permitting some such relationships in a manner that balances the goals of protecting vulnerable parties and upholding their autonomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":44014,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Legal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142717594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Physicians' Obligation to Disclose Comparative Surgical Outcomes: Distinctive Features of Facial Feminization Surgery.","authors":"Sarah L Barnett, Jacob M Appel, James P Bradley","doi":"10.1080/01947648.2024.2422108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01947648.2024.2422108","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Physicians are expected to ensure that patients are meaningfully informed and have voluntarily consented prior to engaging in any medical interventions upon a competent patient with decisional capacity. One aspect of informed consent is the disclosure of information that a reasonable patient might require to make a knowledgeable decision. A potential exception to this principle arises regarding the disclosure of a surgeon's degree of skill compared to that of their competitors. Whether or not a surgeon has an ethical obligation to disclose relative success rates becomes even more challenging with regard to facial feminization surgery (FFS) for transgender women, where the success of outcomes is highly subjective. This essay explores legal and ethical considerations regarding the disclosure of comparative surgical outcomes for patients pursuing FFS.</p>","PeriodicalId":44014,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Legal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142717597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Problem with Using Medical Boards to Regulate Misinformation","authors":"Katherine Drabiak","doi":"10.1080/01947648.2024.2338057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01947648.2024.2338057","url":null,"abstract":"Some stakeholders called on medical boards to sanction physicians for spreading misinformation during COVID-19 and discussing off-label medications. In 2022, California passed AB 2098, which classi...","PeriodicalId":44014,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Legal Medicine","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140800576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Legal MedicinePub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2024-06-03DOI: 10.1080/01947648.2024.2349673
Cheryl L Anderson
{"title":"Who Decides? State Bans on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors in Tension with Parental Rights and Equal Protection Under the Law.","authors":"Cheryl L Anderson","doi":"10.1080/01947648.2024.2349673","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01947648.2024.2349673","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44014,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Legal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"35-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141238370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Legal MedicinePub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2024-06-03DOI: 10.1080/01947648.2024.2355466
Francesco Chirico, Alessandro Ciprani, Sergio Garbarino, Gianluigi Oggionni, Nicola Magnavita
{"title":"Fitness to Drive: It is Time for Evidence-Based Consensus and Italian Guidelines for Medical Driving Assessment.","authors":"Francesco Chirico, Alessandro Ciprani, Sergio Garbarino, Gianluigi Oggionni, Nicola Magnavita","doi":"10.1080/01947648.2024.2355466","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01947648.2024.2355466","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>European Union (EU) and non-EU countries have adopted different medical procedures for the issuance and renewal of a driver's license showing relevant matters of concern. In Europe, EU directives have been only partially supplemented with national laws, and there is a paucity of evidence-based criteria and methods for fitness-to-drive assessment. For instance, there is no agreement on standards for establishing which is the competent authority charged with the medical examination. Furthermore, license conditions, restrictions, or vehicle modifications, which appear as \"limited use\" codes on the driver's license are not regulated. This may generate confusion and deformity when it comes to the medico-legal evaluation, with potential ethical implications due to lack of transparency and equity and legal disputes between citizens and competent authorities. In this article, Italian experts on fitness-to-drive medical assessment highlight some major issues concerning the medical driving assessment activity in the EU. The Italian experience is shown as a case study, which is representative of other EU member states, for launching a call for evidence-based consensus documents and scientific guidelines on this topic, which may be helpful to international regulators and medico-legal stakeholders.</p>","PeriodicalId":44014,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Legal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"19-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141238347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Legal MedicinePub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2024-06-03DOI: 10.1080/01947648.2024.2338058
Madelyn Chidester, Joshua Fojtik, Armon Mehrinfar
{"title":"2022-2023 Southern Illinois University National Health Law Moot Court Competition: Winning Brief.","authors":"Madelyn Chidester, Joshua Fojtik, Armon Mehrinfar","doi":"10.1080/01947648.2024.2338058","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01947648.2024.2338058","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44014,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Legal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"81-119"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141238173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Legal MedicinePub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2024-06-26DOI: 10.1080/01947648.2023.2365587
Amirala S Pasha
{"title":"Editor's Note.","authors":"Amirala S Pasha","doi":"10.1080/01947648.2023.2365587","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01947648.2023.2365587","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44014,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Legal Medicine","volume":"43 1-2","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141459888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Legal MedicinePub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2024-06-03DOI: 10.1080/01947648.2024.2347869
Cheryl L Anderson, Reyna Herrara, Caitlynne Dixon
{"title":"2022-2023 Southern Illinois University National Health Law Moot Court Competition.","authors":"Cheryl L Anderson, Reyna Herrara, Caitlynne Dixon","doi":"10.1080/01947648.2024.2347869","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01947648.2024.2347869","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44014,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Legal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"53-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141238167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Legal MedicinePub Date : 2022-07-01Epub Date: 2023-08-09DOI: 10.1080/01947648.2023.2238563
Yingying Wu
{"title":"The Legal Landscape of Surrogacy in China.","authors":"Yingying Wu","doi":"10.1080/01947648.2023.2238563","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01947648.2023.2238563","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Surrogacy has increased globally due to the development of medical technology. In light of the abolition of the one-child policy in China, demand for surrogacy among Chinese citizens has increased, especially in single-child families that would like a second child but worry about childbearing at an advanced age. Meanwhile, highly educated women tend to have children at an advanced age. Hence, the need for surrogacy has risen. However, current policies and laws in China prohibit surrogacy, resulting in a domestic black market and people seeking international surrogacy. This article surveys legal and judicial practices in China and attempts to forecast whether China is likely to explicitly prohibit or legitimize surrogacy in the short term.</p>","PeriodicalId":44014,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Legal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"87-110"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9963631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Legal MedicinePub Date : 2022-07-01Epub Date: 2024-02-20DOI: 10.1080/01947648.2024.2307624
Qian Li, Jianyu Zhou, Jennifer S Stevenson
{"title":"Assessing Legal Protection of Biometric Data in China: Gaps, Principles, and Policy Recommendations.","authors":"Qian Li, Jianyu Zhou, Jennifer S Stevenson","doi":"10.1080/01947648.2024.2307624","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01947648.2024.2307624","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The legal protection of biometric data is becoming an increasingly important issue in the information society. China attaches importance to the legal protection of biometric data. Over the past decades, the rapid development of digital technology has profoundly influenced Chinese information society. However, digital technology may also trigger substantial risks. In this article, we provide an in-depth examination of existing Chinese laws protecting biometric data. We explore general laws and facial recognition laws, administrative regulations, sector-based rules, judicial interpretations, regulatory documents, policy documents, and (draft) national standards. We find gaps in laws in China. Building on this analysis, we elaborate on five principles for the legal protection of biometric data: (1) legality, propriety, and necessity; (2) integrity; (3) purpose; (4) minimization; and (5) controllability. We provide three policy recommendations for the legal protection of biometric data: (1) sufficiently considering the purpose of the collection of biometric data, (2) creating controllable mechanisms, and (3) implementing regulatory compliance programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":44014,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Legal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"123-141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139913680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}