By krisnelson on Jan 17, 2011 in business / law / science
Doctor’s Data filed a defamation lawsuit against Quackwatch and Dr. Stephen Barrett. Should this be considered a SLAPP lawsuit intended only to silence their critics?
Posted in business, law, science | Tagged defamation, First Amendment, free speech, medicine, Quackwatch, science, SLAPP, Stephen Barrett |
By krisnelson on Apr 30, 2010 in culture / science / science studies / technology
Within the context of the contemporary vaccination debate, neither side has a monopoly on a particular kind of argument.
Posted in culture, science, science studies, technology | Tagged evidence, fraud, government, history, immunization, Internet, knowledge, liberty, medicine, National Vaccine Information Center, research, science, smallpox, vaccination, web |
By krisnelson on Feb 13, 2010 in education / history / law / research / science studies
I’m researching how the scientific and medical community presented and developed itself such that the public moved from rioting to coöperation with vaccination.
Posted in education, history, law, research, science studies | Tagged constitution, history, law, medicine, religion, science, smallpox, vaccination |
By krisnelson on Jun 10, 2009 in business / law
Three questions related to pharmacist protection laws: (1) “Why should we be concerned only about religious objections to dispensing pharmaceuticals related to reproduction?” ; (2) “why should only professionals benefit from this protection?”; and (3) “why should we be concerned only with religious objections, as opposed to other conscience-based ones?”
Posted in business, law | Tagged health care, law, medicine, pharmacists, religion |