The emergence of maternal-fetal conflict policies

George Washington University Medical Center's Policy on decisionmaking by pregnant patients is being widely circulated by the ACLU; copies of the Policy can be obtained by calling the American Civil Liberties Union Reproductive Freedom Project. There is, of course, much disagreement over the details of the Policy; not everyone will agree with its underlying philosophy favoring maternal rights. Nevertheless, there does seem to be a consensus that wherever possible these conflicts should be resolved in accordance with previously adopted policies rather than by the courts on an ad hoc basis. Had the Policy been in place in 1987, the Carder case would probably not have been submitted to a judge in the first place, nor would Angela Carder have been forced to undergo a Caesarean section. All hospitals should consider adopting a maternal-fetal conflict policy, and those that do so should be aware of the George Washington University Medical Center Policy, whether or not they agree with its provisions. Whatever policy each hospital ultimately develops should be integrated with decisionmaking and informed consent policies already in place. The formulation and implementation of such a policy, reflecting the hospital's legal and ethical obligations to its pregnant patients, will go a long way towards preventing unnecessary resort to the courts.     

Last rights. In sickness and in health, more people are taking life's biggest decision away from doctors and into their own hands

When dying is all that awaits them, more and more people are choosing certain death now rather than uncertain life on medical support systems. But the decision seldom comes easy, as a Newsweek reporter discovers during three weeks with the doctors, nurses, patients and families in an intensive-care ward. A best-selling guide to suicide fires debate over when it is right to let life go--and who should make that choice when the patient no longer can.     

民间投资对新疆经济发展的作用实证分析

资本是经济增长的最重要的因素,新疆作为欠发达地区资金需求很大。本文利用统计软件-SPSS(11.0)对新疆经济发展与民间投资进行回归分析。分析结果显示它们之间有着很大的相关性,因此在我区缺乏资金的情况下,经济发展要依靠民间资本。     

澳大利亚《信息技术证据管理指引》述评

在实行诉讼对抗制的国家，人们可以通过以下三种方法使信息技术证据成为保护企业利益的一种工具：(1)起诉，包括刑事诉讼；(2)法庭辩护；(3)为规则制定者和企业作出重要决策提供依据。然而，对于什么样的信息技术证据具有可采信性，人们仍有质疑。计算机法学正是研究如何确定、保存、分析及如何提交数字证据的一门新兴的学科。尽管传统上计算机法学被认为是一门滞后的学科，但是澳大利亚《信息技术证据管理指引》还是前瞻性地规定了能使电子证据效力最大化的系统生存周期的一些重要原则。     

美国俄勒冈州立法听证介绍

截至目前全国已有 2 8个省 (市、区 )人大常委会举行过立法听证会。但如何在地方立法中推广立法听证 ,完善立法听证的程序和制度 ,仍是目前学术界和立法机关面临的重要课题。为了从理论上探讨并在实践中解决这些问题 ,2 0 0 4年 4月 2 1～ 2 2日 ,中共中央编译局比较政治与经济研究中心和甘肃省人大常委会法工委在兰州联合举办了“地方立法听证的推广与完善”国际研讨会。参加研讨会的中外专家学者和从事地方立法的实际工作者 ,对 4月 2 2日甘肃省第一次立法听证会———《甘肃省消费者权益保护条例 (草案 )》立法听证会及《甘肃省人民代表大会常务委员会立法听证规则 (草案 )》进行了点评 ,同时围绕立法听证对地方立法质量的影响、立法听证的成本分析等问题分专题进行了深入探讨 ,提出了不少有价值的理论观点     

鄯善县人大征订两刊成绩斐然

鄯善县人大常委会办公室在组织征订《新疆人大》月刊和《会刊》连续两年受到嘉奖表彰的基础上,1998年度加大宣传力度,把征订工作与换届选举工作结合起来,拓宽征订面,使《新疆人大》月刊征订数达到970份,会刊征订数达到250份,在全区各县中名列前茅。鄯善县两刊征订工作之所以做得较好,一是领导重视。县人大常委会党组书记、主任亲自过问征订工作,就如何落实自治区人大常委会宣传发行工作会议精神作出具体安排,并要求县