Stories
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The ‘undesirable epileptic’
Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.
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The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
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How can we prevent violence?
Evidence shows that strategies to prevent some types of violence can be very effective, while other, less well-acknowledged forms continue unabated. But hope can still guide us into a more peaceful future.
Catalogue
- Books
Healthism : health-status discrimination and the law / Jessica L. Roberts, Elizabeth Weeks.
Roberts, Jessica L.Date: [2019]- Books
Genetics and the law / edited by Aubrey Milunsky and George J. Annas.
National Symposium on Genetics and the Law (1975 : Boston, Mass.)Date: [1976], ©1976- Books
Frankie : the woman who saved millions from thalidomide / James Essinger and Sandra Koutzenko ; foreword by Sir Harold Evans.
Essinger, James, 1957-Date: 2019- Books
Genetic ties and the family : the impact of paternity testing on parents and children / edited by Mark A. Rothstein [and others].
Date: [2005], ©2005- Books
The worst of times / Patricia G. Miller.
Miller, Patricia G., 1933-Date: 1994