title: Legal and economic challenges to personal autonomy: a view from the United States of America.
abstract: Steadily and surely, commonly accepted notions of individual rights and the place of the individual in society are subject to increasing scrutiny. This article critically analyses legal and economic parameters which directly affect both personal autonomy and the role of government, interpreted through its higher level state and federal judiciary, on the public.
authors.affiliation: Iona College, Hagan School of Business, New Rochelle, New York.
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Maher
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ford
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003128:Coma / Q000191:economics; D016578:Crack Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006806:Human Rights / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009357:Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome / Q000191:economics; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011057:Politics; D012935:Social Justice; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D016578:Crack Cocaine