Professor Leslie Francis and a group of panelists will discuss her new book “States of Health: The Ethics and Consequences of Policy Variation in a Federal System,” written with Professor John Francis, on Friday, Sept. 27, from 12:15-1:30 p.m. The panelists include experts on healthcare and health law.
“States of Health” is about whether it is morally or politically acceptable to have differences in healthcare quality when crossing a state line. Professor Leslie Francis and Professor John Francis use their expertise in bioethics, disability law and ethics, privacy and data use, federalism, and comparative regulatory policy to consider whether authority over important health aspects is misaligned in the United States. The book identifies federalism’s relevance to people facing ethical health and healthcare decisions and considers the theoretical justifications for differences among states.
Learn more about the book panel.
Professor Daniel Aaron will moderate the event, and panelists include:
- Kif Augustine-Adams, Ivan Meitus Chair and law professor at BYU Law School
- Justice Christine Durham, former Utah Supreme Court chief justice (retired) and senior of counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Phillip McMinn Singer, associate political science professor at the University of Utah