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The Promise and Peril of Using the Law to Promote Ethical Outcomes in Health and Healthcare The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters Citation Largent, Emily. 2016. The Promise and Peril of Using the Law to Promote Ethical Outcomes in Health and Healthcare. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Citable link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:33493517 Terms of Use This article was downloaded from Harvard University’s DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material, as set forth at http:// nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-of- use#LAA ! !"#$%&'()*#$+,-$%#&).$'/$0*),1$!"#$.+2$!'$%&'('!#$$ #!")3+.$'0!3'(#*$),$"#+.!"$+,-$"#+.!"3+&#$ ! "!#$%%&'()($*+!,'&%&+(&#! -.! /0$1.!"1&2)!3)'4&+(! (*! 56&!7*00$((&&!*+!8$46&'!9&4'&&%!$+!8&)1(6!:*1$;.!! ! $+!,)'($)1!<=1<$110&+(!*<!(6&!'&>=$'&0&+(%! <*'!(6&!#&4'&&!*<! 9*;(*'!*<!:6$1*%*,6.! $+!(6&!%=-?&;(!*<! 8&)1(6!:*1$;.! ! 8)'@)'#!A+$@&'%$(.! 7)0-'$#4&B!C)%%);6=%&((%! ! C).!DB!EFGH © 2016 Emily Largent All rights reserved. ! 9$%%&'()($*+!"#@$%*'I!:'*<&%%*'!J)(6&'$+&!KL)'(M! ! !!! !/0$1.!"1&2)!3)'4&+(! ! ! ! !"#$%&'()*#$+,-$%#&).$'/$0*),1$!"#$.+2$!'$%&'('!#$$ #!")3+.$'0!3'(#*$),$"#+.!"$+,-$"#+.!"3+&#$ $ $ +4*!&+3!$ ! ! ,'!+5$,'!$+$1''-$+3!$/'&$!)**0#*$!'$/'..'2$$ $ 56&!N)($*+)1!O'4)+!5')+%,1)+(!";(!*<!GPQR!SNO5"T!)'($;=1)(&%!(6&!AUKU!<&#&')1! ,*1$;.!<*'!*'4)+!(')+%,1)+()($*+U!!V(!%&&W%!(*!&+%='&!&>=$()-1&!)11*;)($*+!*<!#*+*'!*'4)+%! )+#!%('$@&%!(*!$+;'&)%&!(6&!+=0-&'!*<!*'4)+%!)@)$1)-1&!<*'!(')+%,1)+(U!!"!('$*!*<!&(6$;)1! ;*+;&'+%X;*00*#$<$;)($*+B!&2,1*$()($*+B!)+#!;*&';$*+X0*($@)(&#!,)%%)4&!*<!NO5"! -'*)#1.!)+#!(6&!,'*6$-$($*+!*+!*'4)+!%)1&%!$+!,)'($;=1)'U!!N*()-1.B!NO5"!!"#$%&"'! #$%($+4=$%6!-&(L&&+!*'4)+%!)+#!($%%=&%B!)!#&@)%()($+4!*@&'%$46(!4$@&+!(6&!#$<<&'&+;&%! -&(L&&+!(6&!(L*B!L6$;6!$+;1=#&I!L6*!;)+!#*+)(&Y!L6&+!#*+)($*+!;)+!*;;='Y!6*L!#*+)(&#! $(&0%!)'&!,'*;='&#B!,'*;&%%&#B!)+#!%(*'&#Y!L6*!'&;&$@&%!(6&!#*+)(&#!$(&0!)+#!L6.Y!)+#! 4*@&'+0&+(!*@&'%$46(U!!5$%%=&%!)'&!+*(!1$W&!*'4)+%!$+!(6&!L).%!(6)(!0)#&!NO5"!)+! ),,'*,'$)(&!1&4$%1)($@&!%*1=($*+!(*!;*00*#$<$;)($*+B!&2,1*$()($*+B!)+#!;*&';$*+U!!Z)(6&'B! NO5"!<)$1&#!(*!)##'&%%!($%%=&[%,&;$<$;!;*+;&'+%!-*(6!&(6$;)1!)+#!,');($;)1!$+!+)(='&U!56=%B! (6&'&!$%!)+!);=(&!+&&#!(*!#&@&1*,!($%%=&[%,&;$<$;!1&4$%1)($*+!(6)(!&+6)+;&%!$+<*'0&#!;*+%&+(! (*!,'*(&;(!#*+*'!)=(*+*0.Y!%&(%!)!%;6&#=1&!*<!,).0&+(%!<*'!#*+*'%!)+#!$+(&'0&#$)'$&%!(*! ,'*0*(&!#$%('$-=($@&!?=%($;&Y!)+#!$0,'*@&%!(');W$+4!*<!#*+)(&#!($%%=&%!(*!)##'&%%!,)($&+(! %)<&(.!;*+;&'+%U! ! ! $$$! ! ! 
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