Like all other Canadian legislation, in order to be valid law, the provisions of Bill C-13, An act respecting assisted human reproduction, must be consistent with the terms of Canada’s Constitution, and, in particular, must not unjustifiab ly infringe upon the individual rights and freedoms set out in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. With this fundamental legal principle in mind, th...

AS THE MILLENNIUM APPROACHES, THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN THE United States remains in a period of transformation. The commercialization of medicine has challenged the professional dominance of physicians. Corporate organizations emerged under the assumption that the principles that defined US industry were applicable to health care. They offered efficiency through vertical and horizonta...

THISARTICLE TRACES THE VALUE AND USE of the Library Bill of Rights in school library media settings through an examination of national library media collection development texts, intellectual freedom publicaconcludes that inrealizing that the Library Bill of Rights is for support and guidance. INTRODUCTION Gordon Baldwin, in this issue of Library Trends, examines the Library Bill of Rights from...

The World Psychiatric Association (WPA), a global organization representing nearly 250 000 psychiatrists, urges ALL Governments to ensure that persons with mental illness/mental disability/mental health problems are not discriminated against based on their mental health status, and are treated as full citizens enjoying all rights on an equal basis with other citizens. The WPA supports the effor...

In the next 20 years, substantial increases are predicted for cancer incidence, mortality, and morbidity— particularly in countries such as China, India, and Nigeria—precipitating a potential global epidemic of cancer. The trajectory of cancer in Europe is also increasing substantially, fuelled in part by changes in population structure that will lead to an unparalleled increase in the over-65 ...

Purpose The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recognizes that pediatric oral health care should be rendered under conditions that are acceptable to both patient and dentist. The expectation is that oral health care providers, their staff, and patients/parents will support this policy, thereby enhancing patient care. Methods This policy is based on a systematic literature search of ...