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Very few issues are more on the American mind than health care right now. But
what are the philosophical issues behind the politics? Does the state have a
moral obligation to provide health care to others? Do citizens have the duty to
pay for it? And given that the constitution is silent on the question of health
care, what is the relationship between legality and morality? Sharona Hoffman
will join us to ask these and other timely questions for what is bound to be a
controversial but exciting show.
Sharona Hoffman is a Professor of Law and Bioethics and
Co-Director of the Law-Medicine Center. She received her J.D. from Harvard Law
School and an LL.M. in health law from the University of Houston.
In 2007, Sharona spent four months as a guest researcher at
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) working on liability and
immunity issues related to public health emergencies. She has also been
appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services to serve as a
member of the Board of Scientific Counselors for CDC’s Coordinating Office for
Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response during 2008-2012. She has
published over forty articles, most of which focus on health law and civil
rights law. Her research interests include disability discrimination, biomedical
research, health care coverage, race and medicine, health information
technology, and emergency preparedness.
Why?’s host Jack Russell
Weinstein says, “This is an issue that goes to the heart of what we need not
only for America but for the modern world, and there is no one better to discuss
it with than someone who has legs in both the legal and medical worlds. I’m
tremendously excited to have someone as interesting as Sharona to talk with.”
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