(IN) equality, (AB) normality, and the Americans with Disabilities Act

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-224

  Silvers, Anita ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caring; Disability; Equality; Ethics; Health care policy

Indexed keywords

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 1990; ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; DISABLED PERSON; ETHICAL THEORY; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION; HISTORY; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIOLOGY;

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 1990; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; LEGAL APPROACH;

BENEFICENCE; DISABLED PERSONS; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MORALS; OREGON; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030111901     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/21.2.209     Document Type: Article

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