HEALTH RIGHTS AND BIOETHICS

Who We Are

Welcome! The Health Rights and Bioethics Committee of the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities works to protect and advance the right to quality, affordable health care for all people and to promote bioethical and human rights standards in medical and public health practice by educating the legal profession, and developing, implementing and disseminating policies to ensure that health care delivery systems respect individual health care choices and are responsive to individual health care needs. For more information on the Committee's work, or to join the Committee, contact the Section office.

Section-sponsored ABA Policies

Committee Related Section-sponsored ABA Policies

August 2005 ABA Resolution Regarding Changes to Medicaid (Co-Sponsored by the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities, Health Rights and Bioethics Committee)

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Leadership

Co-Chair:  George J Annas, Susan Berke Fogel

Vice-Chair:  Jaime Hawk, Wendy K Mariner, Rebecca Tamara Price, Bruce L Wilder

Advisor:  Robyn S Shapiro, Judy Waxman

Committee Roster (40 total members)

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