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25 HEC F. 1 (2013)

handle is hein.journals/hecforum25 and id is 1 raw text is: HEC Forum (2013) 25:1-24 DOI 10.1007/s10730-012-9203-z Recent Developments in Health Care Law: Culture and Controversy Roberta M. Berry - Lisa Bliss - Sylvia Caley Paul A. Lombardo - Leslie E. Wolf Published online: 20 November 2012 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012 Abstract This article reviews recent developments in health care law, focusing on controversy at the intersection of health care law and culture. The article addresses: emerging issues in federal regulatory oversight of the rapidly developing market in direct-to-consumer genetic testing, including questions about the role of government oversight and professional mediation of consumer choice; continuing controversies surrounding stem cell research and therapies and the implications of these contro- versies for healthcare institutions; a controversy in India arising at the intersection of abortion law and the rights of the disabled but implicating a broader set of cross- cultural issues; and the education of U.S. health care providers and lawyers in the theory and practice of cultural competency. Keywords Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing - Stem cell research Stem cell therapies - Abortion law in India - Disability rights in India Medical-legal partnerships - Cultural competency R. M. Berry (®) School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, 685 Cherry Street, Atlanta, GA 30332-0345, USA e-mail: robertaberry@gatech.edu L. Bliss - S. Caley - P. A. Lombardo - L. E. Wolf Georgia State University College of Law, PO Box 4037, Atlanta, GA 30302-4037, USA e-mail: lbliss@gsu.edu S. Caley e-mail: sbcaley@gsu.edu P. A. Lombardo e-mail: plombardo@gsu.edu L. E. Wolf e-mail: lwolf@gsu.edu _ Springer

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