The Contradictory Expressive Functions of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Physician-assisted Suicide Laws

Certain laws, such as civil rights laws and criminal laws, are considered to have powerful expressive functions. The expressive functions may be directed at shifting social norms, or at articulating a social consensus about a particularly important norm. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is...

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Main Author: Schiltz, Elizabeth Rose (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2018]
In: Journal of disability & religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 228-245
Further subjects:B expressive function of law
B physician-assisted-suicide
B Ada
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)