question 01
Identify a health care legal issue such as birth control, end-of-life issues, or employer-employee law. Then discuss a minimum of four (4) related court decisions, either from our text or reported elsewhere. Compare and contrast the facts, issues, and holdings of these cases, identifying both similarities and differences.
The paper should be at least 2000 words in length and useThe Blue Book, A Uniform System of Citationformat for citing sources. You will find more information about how to cite sources in the course’s Library Research Guide. A link to the guide is on the home page of this course. For additional grading criteria see the
Research Paper Grading Criteria |
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Criteria |
Description |
Points |
Content |
The essay effectively compares and contrasts four court decisions and supports findings with relevant evidence from the cases. |
100 |
Organization |
The essay is organized in paragraphs that are unified, coherent, and effective, with transitions between ideas. The sentences are correctly constructed, logical and complete. |
40 |
Diction & Mechanics |
The essay uses appropriate word choices, including appropriate use of legal terminology; uses standard grammar, punctuation, and spelling. |
20 |
References |
Paper uses internal citations; Works Cited includes at least 4 sources; sources are reliable; legal citations are properly formatted in BlueBook style. Non-legal citations may be in either APA or MLA style. (Your textbook is an acceptable source.) |
40 |