Ethical and Legal Issues in Bioterrorism Events
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Cheryl Erwin
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Sheryl Dacso
Abstract
A coordinated response to bioterrorism events requires the participation of healthcare providers, governmental agencies, ethicists, and community members. We describe some of the ethical and considerations that should go into planning for these events.
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Articles in the same Issue
- INTRODUCTION
- Introduction to Volume IX
- LEAD ARTICLE
- Ethical and Legal Issues in Bioterrorism Events
- BIOLOGICAL THREATS AND NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS
- The Disability Benefit Implications of an Intentional Biological Weapon Attack
- Regulations & Resolutions: Does The Bwc Prevent Terrorists From Accessing Bioweapons?
- Classifying and Regulating Biological Agents in the United States: Problems Posed to Global Biosecurity
- A Fresh Threat: Will CAS9 Lead to CRISPR Bioweapons?
- GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS IN RESPONSE TO BIOLOGICAL EPIDEMICS
- Is the Good Samaritan Really Good? A Look into the Possible Harm Caused by Current Good Samaritan Laws
- ENVIRONMENTAL RAMIFICATIONS OF RELEASED BIOLOGICAL AGENTS
- Human Life and the Environment: Is There a Balance?
- Biological Warfare and Environmental Decontamination Post-Exposure: Who Is Responsible?
- PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATIONS
- All Things are Bigger in Texas: Due Process Issues of Area Quarantine
- God Bless Texas: Should Texas Eliminate the Vaccine Exemption for Reasons of Conscience?
- Government and Immunization: Can We Do That?
Articles in the same Issue
- INTRODUCTION
- Introduction to Volume IX
- LEAD ARTICLE
- Ethical and Legal Issues in Bioterrorism Events
- BIOLOGICAL THREATS AND NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS
- The Disability Benefit Implications of an Intentional Biological Weapon Attack
- Regulations & Resolutions: Does The Bwc Prevent Terrorists From Accessing Bioweapons?
- Classifying and Regulating Biological Agents in the United States: Problems Posed to Global Biosecurity
- A Fresh Threat: Will CAS9 Lead to CRISPR Bioweapons?
- GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS IN RESPONSE TO BIOLOGICAL EPIDEMICS
- Is the Good Samaritan Really Good? A Look into the Possible Harm Caused by Current Good Samaritan Laws
- ENVIRONMENTAL RAMIFICATIONS OF RELEASED BIOLOGICAL AGENTS
- Human Life and the Environment: Is There a Balance?
- Biological Warfare and Environmental Decontamination Post-Exposure: Who Is Responsible?
- PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATIONS
- All Things are Bigger in Texas: Due Process Issues of Area Quarantine
- God Bless Texas: Should Texas Eliminate the Vaccine Exemption for Reasons of Conscience?
- Government and Immunization: Can We Do That?
